extracellular

[US]/ˌekstrə'seljulə/
[UK]/ˌɛkstrəˈsɛljəlɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. located outside the cell.

Phrases & Collocations

extracellular matrix

extracellular fluid

extracellular environment

Example Sentences

extracellular space in the cortex.

An initial increase in the olume of extracellular fluid is countered by pressure natriuresis.

Abstract TaA,the extracellular polysaccharide purified from the filtrate of fermented Tremella aurantia,is a watersoluble neutral polysaccharide.

This organism secretes a few extracellular products including capsular polysaccharide (CPS), protease, cytolysin and phospholipase.

Tao He Cheng Qi Tang can restain RIF, which mechanism related to restrain the growth factor of renal interstitial fibroblasts in RIF and decrease extracellular matrix.

There were also glands and extracellular materials in different stages of development.Immunocytochemical study showed that factor Ⅷ antigen and PALP were positive in vascular endothelium.

It widely consists in the extracellular space of human and animal tissue, vitreum, umbilical cord, skin joints synovia and cockscomb, etc.

The tripeptide Arginyl-Glycyl-Aspartic acid (RGD) is a common cell recognition site of many adhesive proteins contained in extracellular matrices and in the blood .

Tenascin is a glycoprotein of extracellular matrix;α-catenin is one of the adhesion molecular-associated proteins, Both are correlated with cell adhesion.

Real-world Examples

Viruses can exist either extracellularly or intracellularly.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

In the extracellular state, the virus is called a virion and isn't capable of reproducing.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

However, in a biofilm, the extracellular matrix shields microbes from external threats.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

They move water out of their cells so that it freezes in the extracellular space.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2023 Collection

These substances caused capillaries to become leaky, so fluid leaks out, causing extracellular edema that further increases intra-compartment pressure.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

Then, they start producing an extracellular matrix that holds them together as they divide and reproduce.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

This osmotic gradient pulls water out of cells and into the extracellular space.

Source: Osmosis - Urinary

It acts as a coupling factor for an enzyme that synthesizes a component of extracellular matrix, collagen.

Source: Daily Life Medical Science Popularization

The jello that gives this confection its structure is like that extracellular matrix in your connective tissue.

Source: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology

As you get older, the production of these extracellular matrix molecules naturally starts to slow down.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

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