Zona pellucida

Introduction: Zona pellucida

Description of Zona pellucida

Zona pellucida: thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Zona pellucida: A tough transparent membrane surrounding the OVUM. It is penetrated by the sperm during FERTILIZATION.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Zona pellucida: A tough transparent membrane surrounding the OVUM. It is penetrated by the sperm during FERTILIZATION.
Source: MeSH 2007

Zona pellucida: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Zona pellucida:

• Zona
• Extracellular
• Coat
• Rich
• Glycoprotein
• Oocyte
• Microvilli
• Cellular
• Follicular
• Homogeneous

Terms associated with Zona pellucida:

Broader terms for Zona pellucida

• Ovum
• Extracellular Matrix

Source - MeSH 2007

• zone
• zona

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Zona pellucida

• egg /ovum

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Zona pellucida

The following list attempts to classify Zona pellucida into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• zona,zone
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Urogenital System
  • Genitalia
    • Germ Cells
      • Ovum
        • Zona Pellucida

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cells
  • Cellular Structures
    • Extracellular Space
      • Extracellular Matrix
        • Zona Pellucida

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cells
  • Germ Cells
    • Ovum
      • Zona Pellucida

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Embryonic Structures
  • Ovum
    • Zona Pellucida

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• ovum
• germ cell
• genitalia
• urogenital system
• Anatomy

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