单词 | extracellular matrix |
释义 | extracellular matrixextracellular matrix[¦ek·strə¦sel·yə·lər ′mā·triks]extracellular matrixextracellular matrixextracellular matrixNon-living material secreted by cells that fills spaces between the cells in a tissue, protecting them and helping to hold them together. The extracellular matrix may be semifluid or rigidly solid and hard as in bone. It is composed mainly of protein and includes collagens, elastin, reticulin, glycoproteins, proteoglycans, fibronectin, laminins and osteopontin.extracellular matrix (ECM)see MATRIX.See ECM |
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