A bodily secretion that is produced by a seminal vesicle. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Synonyms: secretion of seminal vesicle seminal vesicle secretion

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Term information

database cross reference
  • BTO:0002053
  • FMA:62969
  • NCIT:C33529
  • NCIT:C52552
  • UMLS:C0036614 (ncithesaurus:Seminal_Fluid)
  • UMLS:C0227987 (ncithesaurus:Seminal_Vesicle_Secretion)
  • MA:0002526
external ontology notes

in ncit, seminal fluid is a subtype of seminal vesicle secretion

function notes

important for semen coagulation, sperm motility, and stability of sperm chromatin and suppression of the immune activity in the female reproductive tract[MP]

has broad synonym

vesicular fluid

has related synonym

seminal fluid

id

UBERON:0010143

taxon notes

constitutes 60-70 % of the ejaculate in humans[MP]