The zona pellucida (Latin meaning "transparent zone") is the specialized area surrounding mammalian oocytes (eggs). It is also known as an egg coat. The...

enzymes which allow it to burrow through the outer shell called the zona pellucida of the egg. The sperm plasma then fuses with the egg's plasma membrane...

zona pellucida (PZP) is the zona pellucida extracted from the ovaries of pigs which is used as a source of antigens for immunocontraception. The zona...

blastocyst causes it to hatch through the zona pellucida, which then disintegrates. This process is called zona hatching and it takes place on the sixth...

straightforward, penetrating the egg's protective layers, such as the zona pellucida, presents a significant challenge. Therefore, sperm cells go through...

Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 1 is a protein that cross-links ZP2 and ZP3. Aberrant ZP1 results in sequestration of ZP3 in the cytoplasm, thereby...

make up the zona pellucida, then binds to a partner molecule on the sperm. Enzymes on the inner acrosomal membrane digest the zona pellucida. After the...

affected by maternal and paternal genetic abnormalities as well as zona pellucida dysfunction and poor embryo transfer technique. The quality of the sperm...

Assisted zona hatching (AZH) is a procedure of assisted reproductive technology ,mainly used in IVF, in which a small hole is made in the zona pellucida. It...

zona pellucida. Immunocontraception targeting the male gamete has involved many different antigens associated with sperm function. The zona pellucida...

consequence of the acrosome reaction. It aids in the penetration of the Zona Pellucida. Acrosin is a typical serine proteinase with trypsin-like specificity...

The zona pellucida-like domain (ZP domain / ZP-like domain / ZP module) is a large protein region of about 260 amino acids. It has been recognised in a...

Assisted zona hatching may take place in assisted reproduction, where the zona pellucida may be artificially pierced to facilitate hatching. Following zona hatching...

The perivitelline space is the space between the zona pellucida and the cell membrane of an oocyte or fertilized ovum. In the slow block to polyspermy...

Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 3, also known as zona pellucida glycoprotein 3 (Zp-3) or the sperm receptor, is a ZP module-containing protein that...

modified by the cortical reaction is the zona pellucida. This modification of the zona pellucida is known as the zona reaction. Although highly conserved across...

extracellular matrix, particularly the zona pellucida. This alteration of the zona pellucida components is known as the zona reaction. The cortical reaction...

of the cells of the cumulus oophorus and is directly adjacent to the zona pellucida, the inner protective glycoprotein layer of the ovum. Cumulus oophorus...

subthalamus below the thalamus Zona pellucida, a glycoprotein membrane surrounding the plasma membrane of an oocyte Zona Rosa, Mexico City This disambiguation...

the blastocyst into the endometrium requires that it hatches from the zona pellucida, the egg coat that prevents adherence to the fallopian tube as the pre-embryo...

Uromodulin (UMOD), also known as Tamm–Horsfall protein (THP), is a zona pellucida-like domain-containing glycoprotein that in humans is encoded by the...

Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZP2 gene. The zona pellucida is an extracellular matrix that surrounds...

Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 4, ZP-4 or avilesine, named after its discoverer Manuel Avilés Sánchez is a protein that in humans is encoded by the...

other mammals, are covered with a thick translucent layer called the zona pellucida, which the sperm must penetrate to fertilize the egg. Once viewed simply...

between different species. It is called zona pellucida in mammals. Between the vitelline membrane and zona pellucida is a fluid-filled perivitelline space...

an outer fold on the surface of the yolk sac, which lies outside the zona pellucida (in mammals), known as the vitelline membrane in other animals. In insects...

tightly adhered epithelial cells. They are still enclosed within the zona pellucida. This compaction serves to make the structure watertight, to contain...

membrana granulosa (and the granulosa cells inside it), corona radiata, zona pellucida, and primary oocyte. Theca of follicle, antrum and liquor folliculi...

capsule called the zona pellucida forms around the oocyte, separating it from the surrounding granulosa cells.The zona pellucida, which remains with...

before hatching from the zona pellucida. During this process, the blastocyst breaks through and escapes from the zona pellucida. This process must occur...