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Meaning of zona pelucida by Jimeno Álvarez





Jimeno Álvarez

zona pelucida
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Is called zona pellucida (41 ZP; to the outer layer that surrounds the oocyte in mammals, separating him from the perivitelineo space. Is composed of several glycoproteins, grouped in three families: ZP1 ZP2 and ZP3, according to their functional and immunological properties, and has a total thickness of 0.015-0.020 mm.This area since the formation of the primary follicle, when epithelial cells turn cubic to cylindrical.

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