Human Egg - Image of the Week – August 25, 2014

Human Egg - Image of the Week – August 25, 2014 Image of the Week – August 25, 2014 CIL:38990 Description: Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a human egg. The egg is surrounded by a glycoprotein coat called the zona pellucida which aids in trapping and binding the sperm. Two residual coronal cells from the ovarian follicle are attached to the zona pellucida. The egg is sitting on the point of a pin. Author: Yorgos Nikas Licensing: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 UK: England & Wales (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 UK)