extracellular space

Term Information

Accession
GO:0005615
Ontology
cellular component
Synonyms
related: intercellular space
Definition
That part of a multicellular organism outside the cells proper, usually taken to be outside the plasma membranes, and occupied by fluid. [source: ISBN:0198547684]
Comment
Note that for multicellular organisms, the extracellular space refers to everything outside a cell, but still within the organism (excluding the extracellular matrix). Gene products from a multi-cellular organism are secreted from a cell into the interstitial fluid or blood can therefore be annotated to this term.
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