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Zona Pellucida

A tough transparent membrane surrounding the OVUM. It is penetrated by the sperm during FERTILIZATION.
National Institutes of Health

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Graafian FollicleMicrobiologicalOocytesProcess of secretion

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OvumStructure of primary ovarian follicleegg coat

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Sperm characteristics and zona pellucida binding in relation to field fertility of frozen-thawed semen from dairy AI bulls.
The present study examined the relationship between bull sperm characteristics immediately post-thaw and some characteristics… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Live foals produced from sperm-injected oocytes derived from pregnant mares
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The Initial Molecular Interaction between Mouse Sperm and the Zona Pellucida Is a Complex Binding Event*
Prior to fertilization, mammalian sperm must first bind to the zona pellucida (ZP), a glycoprotein matrix surrounding the egg… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Aggregation of beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase on mouse sperm induces the acrosome reaction.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Zona pellucida-induced acrosome reaction in boar sperm.
Induction of the acrosome reaction in boar sperm by the zona pellucida (ZP) was investigated. A modified cytochemical staining… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Fertilization studies in the hamster. The role of cell-surface carbohydrates.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The zona reaction of hamster and mouse eggs: production in vitro by a trypsin-like protease from cortical granules.
The cortical granules of hamster ova were ruptured in vitro by electrical stimulation (standard treatment was 150 V, 1\m=.\0msec… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Early contact interactions between mammalian gametes in vitro: evidence that the vitellus influences adherence between sperm and zona pellucida.
A study in vitro of interactions between gametes of the golden hamster showed that the spermatozoon associates with the zona… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Zona Pellucida Dissolution Enzymes of the Rabbit Sperm Head
Enzymes which dissolve the zona pellucida have been extracted from the rabbit sperm head and characterized as having the enzymic… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
The fine structure of the developing follicle of the rhesus ovary.
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