GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0005576 - extracellular region
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0005576
- Name
- extracellular region
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- 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.
