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seminal vesicle |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000998 |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Male_anatomy_en.svg https://ccf-ontology.hubmapconsortium.org/objects/v1.2/VH_M_Prostate.glb |
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seminal vesicle |
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prefixIRI |
UBERON:0000998 |
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seminal vesicle |
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UBPROP_0000009 |
The seminal vesicles secrete a significant proportion of the fluid that ultimately becomes semen. Lipofuscin granules from dead epithelial cells give the secretion its yellowish color. About 50-70% of the seminal fluid in humans originates from the seminal vesicles, but is not expelled in the first ejaculate fractions which are dominated by spermatozoa and zinc-rich prostatic fluid. |
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