"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zona Pellucida" by people in Profiles.
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Hurst BS, Tucker KE, Awoniyi CA, Schlaff WD. Assisted hatching does not enhance IVF success in good-prognosis patients. J Assist Reprod Genet. 1998 Feb; 15(2):62-4.
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Cohen J, Garrisi GJ, Congedo-Ferrara TA, Kieck KA, Schimmel TW, Scott RT. Cryopreservation of single human spermatozoa. Hum Reprod. 1997 May; 12(5):994-1001.
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Alexander NJ, Schlaff WD. Highlights of the symposium. J Reprod Fertil Suppl. 1996; 50:191-4.
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Tucker KE, Hurst BS, Guadagnoli S, Dymecki C, Mendelsberg B, Awoniyi CA, Schlaff WD. Evaluation of synthetic serum substitute versus serum as protein supplementation for mouse and human embryo culture. J Assist Reprod Genet. 1996 Jan; 13(1):32-7.
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Blanchet GB, Russell JB, Fincher CR, Portmann M. Laser micromanipulation in the mouse embryo: a novel approach to zona drilling. Fertil Steril. 1992 Jun; 57(6):1337-41.
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Kligman I, Glassner M, Storey BT, Kopf GS. Zona pellucida-mediated acrosomal exocytosis in mouse spermatozoa: characterization of an intermediate stage prior to the completion of the acrosome reaction. Dev Biol. 1991 Jun; 145(2):344-55.
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Grifo JA, Boyle A, Fischer E, Lavy G, DeCherney AH, Ward DC, Sanyal MK. Preembryo biopsy and analysis of blastomeres by in situ hybridization. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Dec; 163(6 Pt 1):2013-9.
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Mandelbaum SL, Diamond MP, DeCherney AH. Immunology of the sperm-egg interaction. J In Vitro Fert Embryo Transf. 1986 Oct; 3(5):279-83.
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Konwinski M, Solter D, Koprowski H. Effect of removal of the zona pellucida on subsequent development of mouse blastocysts in vitro. J Reprod Fertil. 1978 Sep; 54(1):137-43.
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Baranska W, Konwinski M, Kujawa M. Fine structure of the zona pellucida of unfertilized egg cells and embryos. J Exp Zool. 1975 May; 192(2):193-202.