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intercellular

intercellular

1 7.1
Occurring between cells in plants or animals
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈsɛljələr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intercelular
  • According to the generally accepted opinion derived from in vitro experiments, these molecules are intercellular multifunctional molecules contributing to cell adhesion.
  • intercellular adhesion
  • intercellular spaces
  • intercellular matrix

You don't really get successive parts of the membrane depolarizing because that actually, although it's faster than intercellular connections, is still quite slow.

Examples

  • White can also be non-pigment related, as in the reflection of light from the intercellular spaces of petals (Faegri and Van der Pijl, 1979).

    Academic text (1996)
  • Mounting evidence indicates that these vesicles can also transfer their content to other cells as a mechanism of intercellular communication.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The first is that they have high intercellular adhesion.

  • The signals, the intercellular signals within a living tissue represent constant, ceaseless chatter.

  • Additionally, VASN is a key player in intercellular communication between tumor and endothelial cells 74.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The NO molecule is a ubiquitous intercellular messenger that has an astonishing array of biological functions.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The stem also has layers of palisade cells in the outer cortex, including abundant intercellular air space between cells.

    Academic text (1998)
  • EMT is a phenotypic switch that allows tumor cells to detach from intercellular junctions to facilitate metastasis.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Fungi in the genus Epichloe are intercellular symbionts of grasses that protect their hosts from insect herbivores by using a cocktail of fungal alkaloids.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The NO molecule is a ubiquitous intercellular messenger that has an astonishing array of biological functions.

Synonyms

interstitial
vsintercellular
  • Specialized
5 8.8

In the small spaces between parts of a material or body tissue

is specific to spaces found between cells within tissues

Compounds

7.0

Material between cells that supports them

Surface Forms

intercellular positive

Morphology

intercellular = cellular (transparent) = inter + cell + ular

The prefix 'inter-' clearly indicates 'between', making the meaning 'between cells' transparent.

Etymology

Intercellular breaks into inter- meaning 'between', like in international, 'between nations', and cell meaning a small 'room' or the tiny living unit in plants and animals, so intercellular describes things that exist or happen 'between' cells.