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Sperm Maturation

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Definition: The maturing process of SPERMATOZOA after leaving the testicular SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES. Maturation in SPERM MOTILITY and FERTILITY takes place in the EPIDIDYMIS as the sperm migrate from caput epididymis to cauda epididymis.     
See Also Antispermatogenic Agents 		Other names Spermatozoa Maturation; Maturation, Sperm; Maturation of Spermatozoa
 
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Spem1 protein, mouse  EC 2.1.1.37   *DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase Sperm Maturation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 Apr 17;104(16):6852-7

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