Mesh term Extracellular Space
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Cellular Structures
Description
Interstitial space between cells, occupied by INTERSTITIAL FLUID as well as amorphous and fibrous substances. For organisms with a CELL WALL, the extracellular space includes everything outside of the CELL MEMBRANE including the PERIPLASM and the cell wall.Browse to child terms:
Extracellular Fluid
Extracellular Matrix
Extracellular Traps
Extracellular Vesicles
Periplasm
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