Formation of the egg's extracellular matrix, the zona pellucida, is critical for fertilization and
development of growing embryos. Zona pellucida glycoproteins, ZP1, ZP2, and ZP3, are …

The extracellular matrix surrounding mammalian oocytes plays important roles in fertilization
and is known as the zona pellucida (ZP). The ZP consists of three glycoproteins, ZPA, ZPB …

The zona pellucida is the extracellular coat that surrounds the mammalian oocyte. It forms a
spherical shell of remarkably uniform thickness (5-10 microns in eutherian mammals). The …

The extracellular zona pellucida surrounding mammalian eggs is formed by interactions of
the ZP1, ZP2, and ZP3 glycoproteins. Female mice lacking ZP2 or ZP3 do not form a stable …

The extracellular coat, or zona pellucida, of the mouse egg consists of three glycoproteins,
called mZP1− 3. The glycoproteins are synthesized and secreted concomitantly by growing …

For sperm to fertilize eggs, they must bind to and penetrate the zona pellucida (ZP) that
surrounds the plasma membrane of all mammalian eggs. The ZP first appears during oocyte …

Human zona pellucida (ZP) matrix, a delicate network of thin interconnected filaments, is
primarily composed of four glycoproteins, namely, ZP1, ZP2, ZP3, and ZP4. All four zona …

The zona pellucida (ZP) is a thick extracellular coat that surrounds all mammalian eggs. The
ZP plays important roles during oogenesis, fertilization, and preimplantation development …

The zona pellucida (ZP), which surrounds the mammalian oocyte, functions in various
aspects of fertilization. The ZP consists of three or four glycoproteins, which are derived from …

The zona pellucida (ZP) is a highly organized extracellular coat that surrounds all
mammalian eggs. The mouse egg ZP is composed of three glycoproteins, called mZP1–3 …