extracellularly
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- adverb
- /ˌɛkstrəˈsɛljələrli/
- Specialized
- So there for example, is a lot of potassium intracellularly and less extracellularly and the reverse for sodium.
Examples
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Ions are transported extracellularly, ensuring proper cell function in the body.
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They recorded extracellularly using twisted wire tetrodes and stimulated using 5 ms laser pulses.
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So if you look at the way it's described, the hepcidin combined extracellularly to the ferroportin.
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The researchers noted that the bacteria thrived extracellularly in the nutrient-rich environment.
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Extracellularly, proteins can interact with various signaling molecules to influence cellular behavior.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
extracellularly = extracellular (semi-transparent) = extra + cell + ular + ly
The step from the adjective 'extracellular' to the adverb 'extracellularly' is a standard adverbial derivation by adding '-ly'.
Etymology
Extracellularly comes from the parts extra- meaning 'outside' or 'beyond' and cell meaning a small room or unit in the body. So, to act extracellularly is to do something 'outside' a cell rather than inside it.