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extracellular

extracellular

5 6.5
Outside cells in a living body
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛkstrəˈsɛljʊlər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : extracelular
  • In fact, the extracellular fluid is very rich in a particular ion, sodium, and has lesser amounts of other ions.

Muscle is more effective at secreting the hormones and the extracellular vesicles that you know go up into your brain and boost brain function.

Examples

  • The hormone system is a very powerful mechanism for controlling extracellular fluid osmolality.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Most plants contain very little sodium, yet animals require sodium at high concentrations in all their extracellular fluids.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The first material is an organic extracellular matrix that contains collagen.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Much remains to be understood with respect to the extracellular biology of this cytokine.

    Blog text (17)

  • Hyaluronic acid is an integral part of the natural extracellular matrix of the dermis.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Degranulation of these cells results in MPO secretion into extracellular space.

    Academic text (2018)

  • One important factor influencing the epigenetic state of immune cell populations is extracellular signals derived from the tissue microenvironment.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Amyloidosis is characterized by an abnormal extracellular deposition of amyloid in different tissues and organs.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The arthritic CMC joint cartilage loses glycosaminoglycan from the extracellular matrix, which causes progression of the disease (1).

    Academic text (2011)

  • The extracellular matrix provides structural support to the cells in various tissues.

Antonyms

intracellular
  • Specialized
4 7.2

Happening inside cells

Compounds

extracellular fluid
  • Specialized
4.9

Fluid outside body cells, like blood plasma and fluid between cells, that carries salts and proteins

How Internal

intraepithelial
  • Specialized
1 9.9
extracellular
  • Specialized
5 6.5

Surface Forms

extracellular positive

Morphology

extracellular = cellular (transparent) = extra + cell + ular

The adjective is formed by adding 'extra-' (outside) to 'cellular' (relating to cells), yielding the clear meaning 'outside the cells'.

Etymology

Extracellular comes from the parts extra- meaning 'outside' and cell meaning 'a small living unit', so it literally means 'outside the cell' and is used for things that are found around, not inside, cells.