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Intracellular

In cell biology, molecular biology and related fields, the word intracellular means 'inside the cell'. In cell biology, molecular biology and related fields, the word intracellular means 'inside the cell'. It is used in contrast to extracellular (outside the cell). The cell membrane (and, in many organisms, the cell wall) is the barrier between the two, and chemical composition of intra- and extracellular milieu (Milieu intérieur) can be radically different. In most organisms, for example, a Na+/K+ ATPase maintains a high potassium level inside cells while keeping sodium low, leading to chemical excitability.

[ "Genetics", "Biochemistry", "Cell biology", "Molecular biology", "ca2 stores", "Intercellular space", "Intracellular structure", "Rat Mandibular Salivary Gland", "Intracellular substance" ]
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