extracellular matrix
A structure lying external to one or more cells, which provides structural support, biochemical or biomechanical cues for cells or tissues. [ http://www.neurolex.org/wiki/nlx_subcell_20090513 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21123617 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28089324 ]
Term info
extracellular matrix
- proteinaceous extracellular matrix
goslim_chembl, goslim_generic, goslim_pir, goslim_drosophila
GO:0005578
matrisome
cellular_component
GO:0031012