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Zona Pellucida

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Definition: A tough transparent membrane surrounding the OVUM. It is penetrated by the sperm during FERTILIZATION.     
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
nompA protein, Drosophila  0   *Egg Proteins *Recombinant Fusion Proteins *Drosophila Proteins Zona Pellucida. Neuron 2001 Feb;29(2):415-28
Sp38 protein, Sus scrofa  0   *Carrier Proteins Zona Pellucida. Dev Biol 1995 Apr;168(2):575-83
TECTB protein, human  0   *Extracellular Matrix Proteins GPI-Linked Proteins Tectorial Membrane Zona Pellucida. J Cell Biol 1995 Apr;129(2):535-47

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