{"id":121582,"date":"2021-08-01T05:39:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T05:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=121582"},"modified":"2023-09-06T10:11:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T10:11:22","slug":"zona-pellucida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/zona-pellucida\/","title":{"rendered":"Zona pellucida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thick membrane enclosing the mammalian ovum; it can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process, and usually remains around the fertilized egg until its implantation in the wall of the uterus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The thick membrane that develops around the mammalian oocyte within the ovarian follicle. It is penetrated by at least one spermatozoon at fertilization and persists around the &#8216;blastocyst until it reaches the womb.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The inner, solid, thick, membranous envelope of the ovum. 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