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 129 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	1	0	1
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	3	5
2006	1	1	2
2007	4	4	8
2008	4	5	9
2009	4	5	9
2010	0	2	2
2011	2	2	4
2012	2	1	3
2013	4	1	5
2014	3	2	5
2015	2	1	3
2016	1	1	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	2	1	3
2019	1	3	4
2020	2	3	5
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	5	5
2023	5	5	10
2024	0	1	1

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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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Matilionyte G, Forsyth G, Guo J, Rimmer MP, Hermann BP, Anderson RA, Mitchell RT. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor does not prevent in vitro cisplatin-induced germ cell reduction in immature human and mouse testis. BMC Cancer. 2023 Mar 16; 23(1):251.

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Singh A, Hermann BP. Conserved Transcriptome Features Define Prepubertal Primate Spermatogonial Stem Cells as Adark Spermatogonia and Identify Unique Regulators. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Mar 01; 24(5).

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Hermann BP, Oatley JM. Introduction: The Why's and How's for Studying Spermatogenesis and Spermatogonial Stem Cells. Methods Mol Biol. 2023; 2656:1-6.

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Diaz VD, Hermann BP. Single-Molecule Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Spatial Detection of mRNAs in Sections of Mammalian Testes. Methods Mol Biol. 2023; 2656:21-35.

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