The molecular genetics of the zona pellucida: Mouse mutations and infertility

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 889-894

  Rankin, Tracy ^a   Dean, Jurrien ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Infertility; Transgenic mice; Zona pellucida; ZP3 null mutation

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; EGG PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; ZONA PELLUCIDA GLYCOPROTEINS;

ANIMAL; CHROMOSOME MAP; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EGG PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030276383     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.11.889     Document Type: Article

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