extracellular environment

collocation in English

meaningsofextracellularandenvironment

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extracellular
adjective
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/ˌek.strəˈsel.jə.lər/us
/ˌek.strəˈsel.jə.lɚ/
in the space ...
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environment
noun
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/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and ...
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(Definition ofextracellularandenvironmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The very properties needed to separate the cellular milieu from theextracellularenvironment, both aqueous, also preclude direct transport of water-soluble compounds.
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However, astrocytes have very close contact with synapses and maintain homeostasis in theextracellularenvironment.
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The extent of spread of this signal through interconnected astrocytes is regulated by transmitters in theextracellularenvironment.
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Laminin-5, which assembles as a precursor within the cell, undergoes extensive proteolytic processing of the 3 and 2 chains in theextracellularenvironment.
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Thus, the intriguing possibility exists that upon oxidation in the oxidisingextracellularenvironment, this protein is transformed into another entity that functions distinctly from its reduced form.
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This activity is, in all likelihood, greatly influenced by theextracellularenvironment, resulting in a viral reservoir that is cytokine-dependent and cell-type specific, rather than organ specific.
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Specific proteases act on the protein in theextracellularenvironmentwhen cells have a reason to move or change their surroundings.
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Newly formed growth cones subsequently attempt to crawl across the lesion and are quite sensitive to chemical cues in theextracellularenvironment.
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They also assist in acidifying theextracellularenvironmentand maintaining a slightly alkaline intracellular compartments contributing to tumor cell survival.
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It is limited by the inhibitory influences of the glial andextracellularenvironment.
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When theextracellularenvironmentis hypertonic, cells lose water and consequently, shrink.
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Most signals are produced intracellularly and are subsequently secreted in theextracellularenvironment.
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Activation occurs once the protease is delivered to a specific intracellular compartment (e.g. lysosome) orextracellularenvironment(e.g. stomach).
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Cells that produce paracrine factors secrete them into the immediateextracellularenvironment.
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This is followed by excretion of the siderophore into theextracellularenvironment, where the siderophore acts to sequester and solubilize the iron.
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All known higher lifeforms require a subtle and complex electrolyte balance between the intracellular andextracellularenvironment.
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As a result, a cell simultaneously processes and interprets many different signals, as would be expected since theextracellularenvironmentcontains many different ligands.
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This forms a tough barrier between the intracellular components and theextracellularenvironment, which has to be penetrated.
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In this capacity, vacuoles are simply storage vesicles which allow for the containment, transport and disposal of selected proteins and lipids to theextracellularenvironmentof the cell.
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Integrins provide essential links between theextracellularenvironmentand the intracellular signalling pathways, which can play roles in cell behaviours such as apoptosis, differentiation, survival, and transcription.
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