"Zona Pellucida" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A tough transparent membrane surrounding the OVUM. It is penetrated by the sperm during FERTILIZATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D015044
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.490.690.950 A11.284.295.310.990 A11.497.497.900 A16.690.900
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zona Pellucida" by people in Profiles.
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The conserved fertility factor SPACA4/Bouncer has divergent modes of action in vertebrate fertilization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 09 28; 118(39).
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Prss55 but not Prss51 is required for male fertility in mice?. Biol Reprod. 2020 08 04; 103(2):223-234.
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Expression of TEX101, regulated by ACE, is essential for the production of fertile mouse spermatozoa. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 14; 110(20):8111-6.
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Sialidases on mammalian sperm mediate deciduous sialylation during capacitation. J Biol Chem. 2012 Nov 02; 287(45):38073-9.
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Mice expressing aberrant sperm-specific protein PMIS2 produce normal-looking but fertilization-incompetent spermatozoa. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 Jul; 23(14):2671-9.
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Loss of zona pellucida binding proteins in the acrosomal matrix disrupts acrosome biogenesis and sperm morphogenesis. Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Oct; 27(19):6794-805.
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Developmental biology. Dance of the embryo. Science. 2007 May 04; 316(5825):697-8.
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Requirements for glucose beyond sperm capacitation during in vitro fertilization in the mouse. Biol Reprod. 2004 Jul; 71(1):139-45.
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GCNF-dependent repression of BMP-15 and GDF-9 mediates gamete regulation of female fertility. EMBO J. 2003 Aug 15; 22(16):4070-81.
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Synergistic roles of bone morphogenetic protein 15 and growth differentiation factor 9 in ovarian function. Mol Endocrinol. 2001 Jun; 15(6):854-66.