A transparent membrane surrounding and secreted by the fertilized ovum, preventing the entry of further spermatozoa.
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The cortical granule contents contribute to the vitelline membrane to form the fertilization membrane, and also provide a hyaline layer between it and the egg's plasma membrane.
Transcript destabilization fails in mutants with a defective vitelline membrane.
The vitelline membrane was removed with forceps from the oocytes immediately before the experiments.
Each embryo is surrounded, from exterior to interior, by the chorion, the vitelline membrane and the embryonic membrane.
Mechanical devitellinization was performed by exerting gentle pressure on the coverslip to burst the vitelline membrane.
Definition of vitelline membrane in US English:
vitelline membrane
noun
Embryology
A transparent membrane surrounding and secreted by the fertilized ovum, preventing the entry of further spermatozoa.
〔胚〕卵黄膜
Example sentencesExamples
Mechanical devitellinization was performed by exerting gentle pressure on the coverslip to burst the vitelline membrane.
The cortical granule contents contribute to the vitelline membrane to form the fertilization membrane, and also provide a hyaline layer between it and the egg's plasma membrane.
The vitelline membrane was removed with forceps from the oocytes immediately before the experiments.
Transcript destabilization fails in mutants with a defective vitelline membrane.
Each embryo is surrounded, from exterior to interior, by the chorion, the vitelline membrane and the embryonic membrane.