GOfox

Term Label: extracellular region
Term Accession: 0005576
Term IRI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0005576
Definition: The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite.

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Cellular Component

Molecular Function

Annotations

in_subset: goslim_agr; goslim_candida; goslim_chembl; goslim_generic; goslim_metagenomics; goslim_mouse; prokaryote_subset; goslim_flybase_ribbon; goslim_pir; goslim_plant; goslim_yeast
database_cross_reference: Wikipedia:Extracellular
has_exact_synonym: extracellular
has_obo_namespace: cellular_component
id: GO:0005576
comment: Note that this term is intended to annotate gene products that are not attached to the cell surface. For gene products from multicellular organisms which are secreted from a cell but retained within the organism (i.e. released into the interstitial fluid or blood), consider the cellular component term 'extracellular space ; GO:0005615'.

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