Zona Pellucida
"Zona Pellucida" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A tough transparent membrane surrounding the OVUM. It is penetrated by the sperm during FERTILIZATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D015044
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.490.690.950 A11.284.295.310.990 A11.497.497.900 A16.690.900
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zona Pellucida" by people in Profiles.
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Van Blerkom J, Caltrider K. Sperm attachment and penetration competence in the human oocyte: a possible aetiology of fertilization failure involving the organization of oolemmal lipid raft microdomains influenced by the ??m of subplasmalemmal mitochondria. Reprod Biomed Online. 2013 Dec; 27(6):690-701.
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Claw KG, Swanson WJ. Evolution of the egg: new findings and challenges. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2012; 13:109-25.
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Motta P, Van Blerkom J. A scanning electron microscopic study of the luteo-follicular complex. II. Events leading to ovulation. Am J Anat. 1975 Jun; 143(2):241-63.