intracellular
Within cell boundaries
Intracellular means within a cell or cells: intracellular fluid, intracellular signaling.
The term appears in biology and medicine to describe processes, structures, or substances located inside cell membranes rather than between cells (intercellular) or outside them (extracellular).
The virus replicates through intracellular mechanisms.
Specialized cell subunits
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- ribosomesCellular translation machinery
lysosomes · peroxisomes · cytoskeleton · microtubules · chromatin · nucleolus · vesicles · vacuoles
Cellular nutrient conversion
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- translationConverting between languages
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- autophagyCellular self-degradation process
endocytosis · exocytosis · apoptosis · glycolysis · homeostasis · biosynthesis · degradation · trafficking
Amino acid polymers
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- ATPCell's energy molecule
calcium · glucose · potassium · sodium · cytosol · electrolytes · receptors · lipids
Microscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
invasion · chlamydia · listeria · toxoplasma · malaria · tuberculosis · pathogenesis
organelles
Specialized cell subunits
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
ribosomes · lysosomes · peroxisomes · cytoskeleton · microtubules · chromatin · nucleolus · vesicles · vacuoles · centrioles
metabolism
Cellular nutrient conversion
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- translationConverting between languages
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
autophagy · endocytosis · exocytosis · apoptosis · glycolysis · homeostasis · biosynthesis · degradation · trafficking · secretion
proteins
Amino acid polymers
ATP · calcium · glucose · potassium · sodium · cytosol · electrolytes · receptors · lipids · nucleotides
virus
Microscopic infectious agent
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
replication · invasion · chlamydia · listeria · toxoplasma · malaria · tuberculosis · pathogenesis
- intra- wordsintramural, intravenous, intramuscular, intrastate, intranasal
- cell termscytoplasmic, nuclear, mitotic, eukaryotic, prokaryotic
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
intracellularextracellular
Outside the cell membrane
intercellular · secreted · external · membrane-bound · circulating
cell, cellular, unicellular, multicellular, extracellular, intercellular, subcellular