All vertebrate eggs are surrounded by an extracellular matrix. This matrix is known as the
zona pellucida in mammals and is critically important for the survival of growing oocytes …

Mammalian oocytes synthesize and secrete a zona pellucida that surrounds the growing
oocytes, ovulated eggs and preimplantation embryos. The extracellular zona matrix is …

BACKGROUND: The zona pellucida (ZP) is an extracellular glycoprotein matrix which
surrounds all mammalian oocytes. Recent data have shown the presence of four human …

The zona pellucida of mammalian oocytes plays an important role in binding and activation
of sperm cells during the molecular events leading to fertilization. The genes coding for the …

To examine putative associations between zona pellucida (ZP) anomalies and sequence
variations in genes expressing structural ZP glycoprotein components, sequence data of 31 …

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 …

All mammalian eggs are surrounded by a highly specialized extracellular matrix (ECM),
called the zona pellucida (ZP), that functions before, during, and after fertilization. Unlike …

The zona pellucida (ZP) is a specialized extracellular coat that surrounds the plasma
membrane of mammalian eggs. Its presence is essential for successful completion of …

The zona pellucida is a unique, oocyte-specific matrix that coats the surface of all
mammalian eggs. Composed of three sulfated glycoproteins in the mouse (ZP1, ZP2, and …

Zp1 encodes one of the three major glycoproteins of the zona pellucida, an extracellular
matrix that surrounds growing oocytes, ovulated eggs, and preimplantation embryos. The …