Cell Component
extracellular region
ex·tra·cel·lu·lar re·gion
Definitions related to extracellular region:
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(extracellular) Interstitial space between cells, occupied by interstitial fluid and amorphous and fibrous substances.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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