extracellular

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
EC
Pronunciation
/ˌekstrəˈsɛljʊlə/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Cytoplasm and the extracellular(EC) fluid that surrounds cells contain significant amounts of dissolved electrolytes.
  2. This is the website for the Cell Adhesion and Extracellular Matrix Centre in the University of Manchester.
  3. Effect of agitation and aeration rate on cell growth, extracellular(EC) polysaccharide product and cell ultrastructure were studied.
  4. Non-metastatic breast cancer cells rely on interactions with other cells and the extracellular(EC) matrix to survive.
  5. However, proteins outside cells form the extracellular(EC) matrix ( ECM ), which is essential for cell functions.

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