Changes of the zona pellucida patterns during oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryo development in mammals: mini-review
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Publicado en línea: 10 abr 2022
Páginas: 23 - 28
Recibido: 03 feb 2022
Aceptado: 16 mar 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acb-2022-0004
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The mammalian zona pellucida (ZP) is an extracellular matrix that surrounds immature and mature oocytes and early embryos until the stage of a blastocyst and its implantation. This mini-review summarizes basic information on the ZP and its morphologic and functional changes during