Zona pellucida (ZP) is a glycoproteinaceous translucent matrix that surrounds the
mammalian oocyte and plays a critical role in the accomplishment of fertilization. In humans …

Human zona pellucida (ZP) matrix is composed of four glycoproteins designated as ZP
glycoprotein-1 (ZP1),-2 (ZP2),-3 (ZP3), and-4 (ZP4). Mutations in the genes encoding human …

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

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 the extracellular matrix that plays important roles in sperm-egg
interaction. The ZP is composed of three major glycoproteins that exhibit heterogeneity due …

The mammalian zona pellucida is a mixture of glycoproteins, believed to be encoded by
three distinct genes, ZP1/ZPB, ZP2/ZPA, and ZP3/ZPC. We have now determined that the …

To delineate the functional aspects of zona pellucida (ZP) glycoproteins during fertilization in
human, in the present study, fluorochrome‐conjugated Escherichia coli (E. coli)‐and …

The human egg may only be fertilized by one spermatozoon to prevent polyploidy. In most
mammals, the primary block to polyspermy occurs at the zona pellucida (ZP). Little is known …

BACKGROUND Fertilization starts with the binding of the spermatozoa to the zona pellucida
(ZP) of the oocyte. Such binding is a carbohydrate-mediated event and consists of a series …

Recombinant human zona pellucida (rhZP) proteins (minus the N-terminal leader and the C-
terminal transmembrane-like domain) were expressed in four different expression systems …