extracellular
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- extracellularly adverb
Etymology
Origin of extracellular
Vocabulary lists containing extracellular
Cell Biology - Middle School
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Cell Biology - High School
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In laboratory mice, preventing these extracellular vesicles from circulating led to noticeable improvements in heart function and reduced signs of heart failure.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
Harmful extracellular vesicles were found in patients with kidney disease but not in healthy volunteers.
From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026
The team proposes several possibilities: the cells could release antiaging proteins or tiny extracellular vesicles capable of entering the brain, or they might remove pro-aging factors from the bloodstream, protecting the brain from harmful effects.
From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025
About 70% of the body water that gets frozen in the wood frogs is frozen outside their cells, in those "safe" extracellular spaces: inside the abdomen and in sheets between their skin and muscles.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2025
Further growth is restricted, practically, to the extracellular regions, and the epimerite often comes to appear ultimately as a small appendage at the anterior end of the protomerite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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