intercellular space

collocation in English

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intercellular
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌɪn.təˈsel.jə.lər/us
/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈsel.jə.lɚ/
between or ...
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space
noun
uk
/speɪs/us
/speɪs/
an empty area that is available to ...
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(Definition ofintercellularandspacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For example, theintercellularspacein tissues comprises many different proteins and carbohydrate polymers in a very dense matrix.
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At several points where theintercellularspaceis not yet formed, the two plasma membranes show thickenings that resemble desmosomelike junctions.
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The model contains three separate compartments: glucose in the plasma andintercellularspace, insulin in the intercellular space and insulin in the plasma.
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The first equation represents insulin being secreted by the pancreas into the plasma, where it is either degraded by the kidneys/liver or transported into theintercellularspace.
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As a result of the multiplication process, theintercellularspaceof the epithelial cells in more than 10 neighbouring worm segments may become infected.
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He postulated that the site of this modulatory response occurs at theintercellularspaceof a unidirectional pathway of neural circuits.
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These cells interweave with each other, and project microvilli into theintercellularspace.
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He is credited for discovery of theintercellularspacein a plant's parenchyma.
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It speaks to a concentration gradient of 0 of the solute concentration gradient across the lateralintercellularspace.
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Once the pumps are put to use, the lateralintercellularspace(lis) will become hyperosmotic with respect to the external bath or environment.
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The target is often a living cell but may also includeintercellularspace.
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Their hyphae will begin to grow through theintercellularspaceof the plant cells.
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One gap junction channel is composed of two connexons (or hemichannels), which connect across theintercellularspace.
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The cells interdigitate with each other, and project microvilli into theintercellularspace.
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Some of these cells die in place, releasing their fat and cholesterol-laden membranes into theintercellularspace.
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At several places interconnections between these longitudinally arranged intercellular spaces were observed (image not shown).
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These intercellular spaces may also permit cells to swell at slightly different rates without friction.
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These intercellular spaces can extend over at least 1 mm.
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The granulosa cells were frequently separated from each other by intercellular spaces.
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