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Term:extracellular region
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Accession:GO:0005576 term browser browse the term     term annotations  view annotations
Definition:The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite.
Comment:Note that this term is intended to annotate gene products that are not attached to the cell surface. For gene products from multicellular organisms which are secreted from a cell but retained within the organism (i.e. released into the interstitial fluid or blood), consider the cellular component term 'extracellular space ; GO:0005615'.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: extracellular
 xref_analog: Wikipedia:Extracellular
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
cell + 
cell junction + 
cell part + 
extracellular matrix + 
extracellular matrix part + 
extracellular region + 
The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite.
extracellular region part + 
macromolecular complex + 
membrane + 
membrane part + 
membrane-enclosed lumen + 
mitochondrion-associated adherens complex
nucleoid + 
organelle + 
organelle part + 
symplast +
synapse + 
synapse part + 
virion + 
virion part + 
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