"Extracellular Space" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005110
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.082.500 A11.284.295
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| Concept/Terms |
Extracellular Space- Extracellular Space
- Extracellular Spaces
- Space, Extracellular
- Spaces, Extracellular
- Intercellular Space
- Intercellular Spaces
- Space, Intercellular
- Spaces, Intercellular
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