title: The zona pellucida in folliculogenesis, fertilization and early development.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jurrien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D047108:Embryonic Development; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D015044:Zona Pellucida / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins