"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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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 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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Birth of piglets from in vitro-produced, zona-intact porcine embryos vitrified in a closed system. Theriogenology. 2011 Jul 15; 76(2):280-9.
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Production of piglets after cryopreservation of embryos using a centrifugation-based method for delipation without micromanipulation. Biol Reprod. 2009 Mar; 80(3):563-71.
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Osteopontin reduces polyspermy during in vitro fertilization of porcine oocytes. Biol Reprod. 2006 Nov; 75(5):726-33.
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Expression of the BE-20 epididymal protein gene: in situ hybridization. Arch Androl. 1997 Jan-Feb; 38(1):1-6.
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Presence of immunoglobulin binding factor on human sperm surface as sperm coating antigen. Arch Androl. 1996 Nov-Dec; 37(3):163-70.