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Extracellular vs Osmosensor - What's the difference?

extracellular | osmosensor |

As an adjective extracellular

is occurring or found outside of a cell.

As a noun osmosensor is

(biochemistry) any of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water activity (direct osmosensing) or resulting changes in cell structure (indirect osmosensing).

extracellular

English

Adjective

(-)
  • occurring or found outside of a cell

    • Antonyms

    * intracellular

    osmosensor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of several classes of organic compound that undergo transitions between "off" and "on" conformations in response to changes in extracellular water activity (direct osmosensing) or resulting changes in cell structure (indirect osmosensing).

    • Related terms

    * osmosensory