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Chorion (cell component)

Known as: chorion 
A protective, noncellular membrane that surrounds the eggs of various animals including insects and fish. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0721662544]
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
All of the cell types, but not noncellular elements, found in amnion, chorion, decidua, and placenta of mid- and term pregnancy… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
In the ascidian Ciona intestinalis, species-specific recognition and binding between spermatozoa and eggs occurs at the outer… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Egg production in insects is generally considered to require the availability of the yolk precursor, vitellogenin. In most…