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Zona

zona

Origin: L, a girdle. See Zone.

A zone or band; a layer. Zona pellucida. [NL.

(Science: biology) 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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Could animal sperm fertilize a human egg?

Guessing it will not breach the egg wall. Chemoattractants and sperm surface proteins designed to bind receptors on the zona pellucida/initiate the acrosomal reaction are species-specific.

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by snowcapk
Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:38 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Could animal sperm fertilize a human egg?
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... on the afferent arteriole entering the glomerular capsule mainly * hormonal through many different hormones secreted from adrenal medulla and zona glomerulosa in the adrenal cortex and affect mainly efferent areriole and is accompanied by Na and K retension , Also ADH from supra optic and ...

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by ahm_k1
Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:02 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Kidney
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Cat Ovary Maturing Follicle Microscope Picture

... I need atleast five labels, and I also have a few questions to ask. First, I can identify the ovum itself, the cytoplasm of the ovum, and the Zona Pellucida in the picture. That makes three. I cannot seem to find two more things to identify, and I've had difficulty in finding resources on ...

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by TerrorByte
Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:40 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Cat Ovary Maturing Follicle Microscope Picture
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I need help with two questions

... menstrual cycle a) about 100 of the prenatal follicles begin to develop into antral follicles b) one follicle becomes the dominant follicle c) a zona pellucida forms around the ovary d) about 10 to 25 of the preantral follicles form granulosa cells. I think the answer is "b" but then I might ...

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by natakadrit
Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:21 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: I need help with two questions
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