All mammalian oocytes and eggs are surrounded by a relatively thick extracellular matrix
(ECM), the zona pellucida (ZP), that plays vital roles during oogenesis, fertilization, and …

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) is an extracellular matrix that surrounds all mammalian oocytes,
eggs, and early embryos and plays vital roles during oogenesis, fertilization, and …

Mammalian oocytes are surrounded by an extracellular coat called the zona pellucida (ZP),
which, from an evolutionary point of view, is the most ancient of the coats that envelope …

The zona pellucida surrounds all mammalian oocytes and plays a vital role at fertilization
and in early development. The genes that code for two of the mouse zona proteins (ZP2 and …

The zona pellucida (ZP) or vitelline envelope (VE) is a cellular feature unique to animal
oocytes that provides a barrier to the external environment. This structure is composed of …

The zona pellucida is an extracellular matrix surrounding growing oocytes, ovulated eggs
and the preimplantation embryo. After mediating the relatively species-specific events of …

The mammalian zona pellucida is an extracellular matrix that surrounds growing oocytes,
ovulated eggs and early embryos. The mouse zona is composed of three sulfated …

An extracellular matrix that mediates critical steps in fertilization and early development
surrounds all vertebrate eggs. In mice and humans, this matrix is known as the zona …

The zona pellucida contains three proteins (ZP1, ZP2, ZP3), the precursors of which possess
signal peptides,'zona'domains and short (9–15 residue) cytoplasmic tails downstream of a …