Sperm (disambiguation)
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Sperm commonly refers to:
- Sperm (cell), the male gamete involved in heterogamous sexual reproduction
- Spermatozoon (zoosperm), a sperm cell propelled by a single flagellum, found in most animals
- Semen ("sperma"), the seminal fluid containing spermatozoa
Sperm may also refer to:
In biology:
- Pollen ("flower sperm")
- Spermatium, a non-motile sperm cell
- Spermaceti, a waxy substance produced by sperm whales
- Sperm oil, an oil obtained from whale blubber
- Sperm whale, a marine cetacean
In music:
- Sperm (album), the second studio album by the German band Oomph!
[edit] See also
[edit] In biology
- Polyspermy, fertilization of an egg by more than one sperm
- Sperm competition
- Sperm heteromorphism
[edit] Sperm development
- Spermatangium, a gametangium producing spermatia
- Spermatogonium, a gametogonium producing spermatozoa
- Spermatogenesis, sperm cell development
- Spermatocytogenesis, the first step of spermatogenesis
- Spermatidogenesis, an intermediate step of spermatogenesis
- Spermiogenesis, the last step of spermatogenesis
[edit] Zoology
- Spermatophore, a sperm packet transferred from males to females in invertebrates
- Spermatophylax, a gelatinous bolus ejected together with spermatophores
- Sperm whale family:
[edit] Botany
- Angiosperm, plants with seeds contained in vessels
- Gymnosperm, plants with naked seeds
- Endosperm, the tissue surrounding a plant embryo inside a seed
- Episperm, protective outer layer of a plant seed
[edit] In biochemistry
- Spermicide, a toxin that kills sperms
- Spermine, a polyamine found in semen
- Spermidine, a polyamine found in semen
- Cation channels of sperm, proteins found in sperm
- Major Sperm Protein, most abundant protein in sperm
[edit] In reproductive medicine
- Aspermia, the medical condition of lacking semen
- Azoospermia, the medical condition of lacking sperm in semen
- Oligozoospermia, the medical condition of having abnormally few sperm in semen
- Sperm bank
- Sperm count
- Sperm donation
- Sperm washing
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
- Per cutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration
- Testicular sperm extraction
[edit] In entertainment
- The Sperm Donor, a Situation: Comedy reality TV show
- Sperm Warfare, the debut EP of Arthur Loves Plastic
- Every Sperm is Sacred, a Monty Python song
- Catch the Sperm, a Phenomedia action game
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