Investigation of Zona Pellucida Hardening with Atomic Force Microscopy and Nonlinear Optimization
Frassanito M.C., Papi M., De Spirito M., Lamberti L., Boccaccio A., Arcovito G., Pappalettere C., Politecnico di Bari, IT
The Zona Pellucida (ZP) is an extracellular membrane surrounding mammalian oocytes. The so called “zona hardening” has a key role in the fertilization process as it produces a block of polyspermy also through an increase [...]