vitelline membrane

  • 31Fertilisation — This article is about fertilisation in animals and plants. For fertilisation in humans specifically, see Human fertilization. For Soil improvement, see Fertiliser. Conceive redirects here. For the health magazine, see Conceive magazine. For… …

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  • 32egg — egg1 eggless, adj. eggy, adj. /eg/, n. 1. the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to… …

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  • 33Egg (food) — Chicken egg redirects here. For the causality dilemma, see Chicken or the egg. On the left a chicken egg, the egg most commonly e …

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  • 34Embryogenesis — [ http://www.ncbi.nih.gov/About/primer/genetics cell.html NCBI] .] Embryogenesis is the process by which the embryo is formed and develops. It starts with the fertilization of the ovum, egg, which, after fertilization, is then called a zygote.… …

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  • 35zona radiata — a thickened, rather complex egg membrane of teleost fishes, which often has a radiate appearance. It is formed at the surface of the egg by the ooplasm, or the ooplasm and the follicle cells and hence should be regarded as a true vitelline… …

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  • 36membrana — SYN: membrane (1). [L.] m. abdominis SYN: peritoneum. m. adamantina SYN: enamel cuticle. m. adventitia 1. SYN: adventitia. 2. SYN: decidua capsularis. m. atlanto occipitalis anterior [TA] SYN: anterior atlanto occipi …

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  • 37space — Any demarcated portion of the body, either an area of the surface, a segment of the tissues, or a cavity. SEE ALSO: area, region, zone. SYN: spatium [TA]. [L. spatium, room, s.] alveolar dead s …

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  • 38sheath — 1. Any enveloping structure, such as the membranous covering of a muscle, nerve, or blood vessel. Any sheathlike structure. SYN: vagina (1). 2. The prepuce of male animals, especially of the horse. 3. A specially designed tu …

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  • 39œuf — plur. œufs [ ɶf, ø ] n. m. • XIVe; of, uef, oefXIIe; lat. ovum I ♦ Cour. 1 ♦ Corps plus ou moins gros, dur et arrondi que produisent les femelles des oiseaux et qui contient le germe de l embryon et les substances destinées à le nourrir pendant …

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  • 40œufs — œuf, œufs [œf, ø] n. m. ÉTYM. XIVe; of, uef, œf, XIIe; lat. ovum. ❖ I Cour. 1 Corps plus ou moins gros, dur et arrondi, que produisent les femelles des oiseaux et qui contient le germe de l embryon et les substances destinées à le nourrir pendant …

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