extracellular space

Pathology

 extracellular deposits

• Example : amyloidosis
  • Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which an abnormal protein, known as amyloid fibrils, make deposits in the extracellular space.
  • Amyloidosis is not a single disease but a term for diseases that share a common feature: the extracellular deposition of pathologic insoluble fibrillar proteins in organs and tissues.

See also

 extracellular matrix
 extracellular fluid