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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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- 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...
- Peperomia pellucida (also known by common names pepper elder, shining bush plant, and man to man) is an annual, shallow-rooted herb, usually growing to...
- Cantharis pellucida is a species of soldier beetles native to Europe. Fabricius, J.C.,1792 Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes...
- 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...
- virginiensis Drury, 1773 Phalaena pellucida Smith, 1797 Anisota sinulis Riotte, 1970 Anisota virginiensis pellucida (Smith, 1797) Anisota virginiensis...
- Camnula pellucida, the clear-winged gr****hopper, is a species of band-winged gr****hopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America. "Camnula...
- Cr****ula pellucida is a creeping, succulent ground-cover, or low-growing, spreading succulent shrub. It is native to eastern and southern Africa, ranging...
- Zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 1 is a protein that cross-links ZP2 and ZP3. Aberrant ZP1 results in sequestration of ZP3 in the cytoplasm, thereby...
- 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...