Testis

"Testis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS.

Descriptor ID	D013737
MeSH Number(s)	A05.360.444.849 A05.360.576.782 A06.407.312.782
Concept/Terms	Testis Testis Testicles Testicle Testes

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Anatomy [A]
Urogenital System [A05]
Genitalia [A05.360]
Genitalia, Male [A05.360.444]
Testis [A05.360.444.849]
Gonads [A05.360.576]
Testis [A05.360.576.782]
Endocrine System [A06]
Endocrine Glands [A06.407]
Gonads [A06.407.312]
Testis [A06.407.312.782]

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Bar chart showing 140 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2009 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	2	4
1997	2	1	3
1998	3	0	3
1999	3	2	5
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	3	4
2002	4	5	9
2003	2	1	3
2004	4	4	8
2005	2	4	6
2006	1	1	2
2007	4	4	8
2008	4	5	9
2009	4	6	10
2010	0	2	2
2011	3	2	5
2012	4	1	5
2013	4	1	5
2014	3	3	6
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	1	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	2	2	4
2019	1	3	4
2020	2	4	6
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	5	5
2023	5	5	10
2024	0	2	2
2025	1	3	4

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Esuola LO, Esan OO, Maikifi AS, Ajibade TO, Adetona MO, Aina OO, Oyagabemi AA, Omobowale TO, Oladele OA, Nwulia E, Yakubu MA, Oguntibeju OO. Therapeutic Effects of Naringin on Bisphenol A-Induced Oxidative Stress Damage in Nervous and Reproductive Systems of Cockerel Chickens. Vet Med Sci. 2025 07; 11(4):e70322.

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Lu CC, Chang CH, Chou JC, Yu PL, Wang PS. Regulatory mechanism of ghrelin on testosterone secretion in type 1 diabetic rats. Reprod Fertil. 2025 Jul 01; 6(3).

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Giannakopoulos S, Pak J, Bakse J, Ward MA, Nerurkar VR, Tallquist MD, Verma S. SARS-CoV-2-induced cytokine storm drives prolonged testicular injury and functional impairment in mice that are mitigated by dexamethasone. PLoS Pathog. 2025 Jan; 21(1):e1012804.

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Uboh N, Vargas S, Diaz VD, Hermann BP. Spatial Transcriptomic Analyses of Spermatogenesis. Methods Mol Biol. 2025; 2954:49-94.

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Bamouh Z, Hamdi J, Elkarhat Z, Kichou F, Fellahi S, Watts DM, Elharrak M. Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of camel contagious ecthyma virus in Morocco. Microb Pathog. 2025 Jan; 198:107130.

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Wang Z, Wang Y, Zhou T, Chen S, Morris D, Magalh?es RDM, Li M, Wang S, Wang H, Xie Y, McSwiggin H, Oliver D, Yuan S, Zheng H, Mohammed J, Lai EC, McCarrey JR, Yan W. The rapidly evolving X-linked MIR-506 family fine-tunes spermatogenesis to enhance sperm competition. Elife. 2024 Apr 19; 13.

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Yan W, McCarrey JR. All eyes on FOXC2. Elife. 2023 08 10; 12.

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Kirsanov O, Johnson TA, Niedenberger BA, Malachowski TN, Hale BJ, Chen Q, Lackford B, Wang J, Singh A, Schindler K, Hermann BP, Hu G, Geyer CB. Retinoic acid is dispensable for meiotic initiation but required for spermiogenesis in the mammalian testis. Development. 2023 07 15; 150(14).

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Virgous C, Lyons L, Sakwe A, Nayyar T, Goodwin S, Hildreth J, Osteen K, Bruner-Tran K, Alawode O, Bourne P, Hills ER, Archibong AE. Resumption of Spermatogenesis and Fertility Post Withdrawal of Hydroxyurea Treatment. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 May 27; 24(11).

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Giannakopoulos S, Strange DP, Jiyarom B, Abdelaal O, Bradshaw AW, Nerurkar VR, Ward MA, Bakse J, Yap J, Vanapruks S, Boisvert WA, Tallquist MD, Shikuma C, Sadri-Ardekani H, Clapp P, Murphy SV, Verma S. In vitro evidence against productive SARS-CoV-2 infection of human testicular cells: Bystander effects of infection mediate testicular injury. PLoS Pathog. 2023 05; 19(5):e1011409.

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