loading...| Preferred Name |
seminal fluid |
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| Synonyms |
milt male genital secretion male genital fluid seminal fluid seminal plasma |
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| Definitions |
A substance formed from the secretion of one or more glands of the male genital tract in which sperm cells are suspended. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006530 |
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| capable of part of | ||
| contains | ||
| database_cross_reference |
MIAA:0000057 CALOHA:TS-0918 BTO:0001232 MAT:0000057 EMAPA:36543 FMA:62967 MA:0002523 |
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| functionally related to | ||
| has_exact_synonym |
seminal plasma |
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| has_related_synonym |
male genital secretion male genital fluid seminal fluid |
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| hasNarrowSynonym |
milt |
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| hasOBONamespace |
uberon |
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| IAO_0000232 |
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 |
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| id |
UBERON:0006530 |
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| label |
seminal fluid |
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| notation |
UBERON:0006530 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefLabel |
seminal fluid |
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| textual definition |
A substance formed from the secretion of one or more glands of the male genital tract in which sperm cells are suspended. |
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| treeView | ||
| UBPROP_0000008 |
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 |
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| UBPROP_0000009 |
seminal fluid may have a role in sperm capacitation, sperm motility |
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| subClassOf |