"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 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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Autoimmune ovarian inflammation triggered by proinflammatory (Th1) T cells is compatible with normal ovarian function in mice. Biol Reprod. 1999 Sep; 61(3):635-42.
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Immunogenicity and contraceptive potential of a human zona pellucida 3 peptide vaccine. Biol Reprod. 1997 Mar; 56(3):764-70.
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Influence of autoimmune ovarian disease pathogenesis on ZP3 contraceptive vaccine design. J Reprod Fertil Suppl. 1996; 50:159-63.
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Mapping of immunogenic domains on porcine zona pellucida 3 alpha and beta glycoproteins by murine monoclonal antibodies. Am J Reprod Immunol. 1993 Sep-Oct; 30(2-3):95-100.
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Delineation of epitopes on porcine zona pellucida relevant for binding of sperm to oocyte using monoclonal antibodies. J Reprod Immunol. 1993 Apr; 23(3):265-79.
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Characteristics of monoclonal antibodies against porcine zona pellucida-3 and their functional relevance. Indian J Exp Biol. 1992 Nov; 30(11):1000-5.