Cytoplasm

Introduction: Cytoplasm

Description of Cytoplasm

Cytoplasm: protoplasm of a cell exclusive of that of the nucleus; it consists of a continuous aqueous solution (cytosol) and the organelles and inclusions suspended in it (phaneroplasm), and is the site of most of the chemical activities of the cell.
Source: CRISP

Cytoplasm: The part of a cell that contains the CYTOSOL and small structures excluding the CELL NUCLEUS; MITOCHONDRIA; and large VACUOLES. (Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990).
Source: MeSH 2007

Cytoplasm: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Cytoplasm:

• Substance
• Protoplasm
• Cell
• Nucleus
• Hyaloplasm
• Cytosol
• Cyto
• Span
• Class

Terms associated with Cytoplasm:

Terms Similar to Cytoplasm:

• Protoplasm

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Cytoplasm:

• Cytosol
• Cytoplasmic Structures

Source - MeSH 2007

• caveola
• proteasome

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Cytoplasm

• Intracellular Space

Source - MeSH 2007

• cell component

Source - CRISP

The term Cytoplasm can be used for:

• cytomatrix
• cytosol
• ectoplasm
• endoplasm
• hyaloplasm
• intracellular ground substance

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cytoplasm

The following list attempts to classify Cytoplasm into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cells
  • Cellular Structures
    • Intracellular Space
      • Cytoplasm

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