Concept information
Preferred term
Extracellular Matrix
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- A meshwork-like substance found within the extracellular space and in association with the basement membrane of the cell surface. It promotes cellular proliferation and provides a supporting structure to which cells or cell lysates in culture dishes adhere.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Matrix, Extracellular
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- chemistry (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- drug effects (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathology (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- transplantation (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Matrice extra-cellulaire
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MEC (Matrice Extra-Cellulaire)
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TKG8NN9Q-Q
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