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Changes of the zona pellucida patterns during oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryo development in mammals: mini-review

Published:2022-03-01 Issue:1 Volume:10 Page:23-28
ISSN:2544-3577
Container-title:Medical Journal of Cell Biology
language:en
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Author:

Travnickova Ivona¹,Hulinska Pavlina²,Sladek Zbysek¹,Skowronski Mariusz T.³,Machatkova Marie⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Animal Morphology, Physiology and Genetics, Faculty of AgriSciences , Mendel University , Brno , Czech Republic

2. ReproGenesis Clinic of Reproductive Medicine , Brno , Czech Republic

3. Department of Basic and Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences , Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun , Toruń , Poland

4. Department of Genetics and Reproductive Biotechnologies , Veterinary Research Institute , Brno , Czech Republic

Abstract

Abstract 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 in vitro oocyte maturation and fertilization and in vivo pre-implantation embryo development.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Cell Biology,Molecular Biology

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/acb-2022-0004

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