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Zona pellucida
Zona o"na, n.; pl. Zon[ae]. [L., a girdle. See Zone.] A zone or band; a layer. Zona pellucida. [NL.] (Biol.) (a) The outer transparent layer, or envelope, of the ovum. It is a more or less elastic membrane with radiating stri[ae], and corresponds to the cell wall of an ordinary cell. See Ovum, and Illust. of Microscope. (b) The zona radiata. Zona radiata [NL.] (Biol.), a radiately striated membrane situated next the yolk of an ovum, or separated from it by a very delicate membrane only.

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- Peperomia pellucida (also known by common names pepper elder, shining bush plant, crab claw herb, and man to man) is an annual, shallow-rooted herb, usually...
- The zona pellucida (Latin meaning "transparent zone") is the specialized area surrounding mammalian oocytes (eggs). It is also known as an egg coat. The...
- Pellucida is a genus of fungi in the family Hyponectriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Pellucida pendulina. Lumbsch TH...
- enzymes which allow it to burrow through the outer s**** called the zona pellucida of the egg. The sperm plasma then fuses with the egg's plasma membrane...
- Porcine zona pellucida (PZP) is the zona pellucida extracted from the ovaries of pigs which is used as a source of antigens for immunocontraception. The...
- straightforward, penetrating the egg's protective layers, such as the zona pellucida, presents a significant challenge. Therefore, sperm cells go through a...
- A stigma, also called macula pellucida, in mammalian reproductive anatomy, refers to the area of the ovarian surface where the Graafian follicle will...
- Tetraphis pellucida, the pellucid four-tooth moss, is one of two species of moss in the acrocarpous genus Tetraphis. Its name refers to its four large...
- Cr****ula pellucida is a creeping, succulent ground-cover, or low-growing, spreading succulent shrub. It is native to eastern and southern Africa, ranging...
- the cells of the ****ulus oophorus and is directly adjacent to the zona pellucida, the inner protective glycoprotein layer of the ovum. ****ulus oophorus...