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Extracellular Space

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.

Year introduced: 1966(1964)

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Tree Number(s): A10.082.500, A11.284.295

MeSH Unique ID: D005110

Entry Terms:

  • Extracellular Spaces
  • Space, Extracellular
  • Spaces, Extracellular
  • Intercellular Space
  • Intercellular Spaces
  • Space, Intercellular
  • Spaces, Intercellular

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