Mechanical properties of zona pellucida hardening

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 987-992

  Papi, Massimiliano ^a   Brunelli, Roberto ^b   Sylla, Lakamy ^c   Parasassi, Tiziana ^d   Monaci, Maurizio ^c   Maulucci, Giuseppe ^a   Missori, Mauro ^a   Arcovito, Giuseppe ^a   Ursini, Fulvio ^e   De Spirito, Marco ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomic force spectroscopy; Cortical reaction; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MECHANICAL STRESS; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SWINE; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLYCOPROTEINS; OOCYTES; OVUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SWINE; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77952099425     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-009-0468-3     Document Type: Article

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