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MeSH Heading: Zona Pellucida
Tree Number(s): A05.360.490.690.950; A11.284.295.310.990; A11.497.497.900; A16.690.900
Unique ID: D015044
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015044
Scope Note: A tough transparent membrane surrounding the OVUM. It is penetrated by the sperm during FERTILIZATION.
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under OVUM 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under OVUM 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2007/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Zona Pellucida MeSH Descriptor Data 2025