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seminal fluid
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A substance formed from the secretion of one or more glands of the male genital tract in which sperm cells are suspended. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
seminal fluid
Synonyms
- seminal plasma
curator notes
this ontology contains a number of subtypes of seminal fluid, defined according to glands (which are more taxonomically restricted), we follow FMA and make this class a generic superclass of the secretions of different glands (prostate, bulbo-urethreal, seminal vesicle). MA (and ncit) follows a mixture model, where these secretions are part of the seminal fluid
function notes
seminal fluid may have a role in sperm capacitation, sperm motility
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
seminal fluid, male genital secretion, male genital fluid
id
UBERON:0006530
taxon notes
This term covers a variety of species. Example: In D. melanogaster, seminal fluid proteins affect female receptivity, ovulation, oogenesis, sperm storage, sperm competition and mating plug formation
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- secretion of exocrine gland and part of some semen and produced by some male reproductive gland