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LIQUIDE INTERSTITIEL [2 records]

Record 1 2014-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
DEF

[The] extracellular fluid that fills the spaces between most of the cells of the body and provides a substantial portion of the liquid environment of the body.

OBS

Formed by filtration through the blood capillaries, it is drained away as lymph. It closely resembles blood plasma in composition but contains less protein.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
CONT

Le liquide interstitiel est un intermédiaire passif entre le sang et les tissus. Les échanges ne se font pas directement entre le sang et les cellules. Le liquide interstitiel, qui est le véritable environnement immédiat des cellules, joue le rôle d'intermédiaire. Le plasma du sang circulant ne constitue que 20 % du LEC [liquide extracellulaire]. Les 80 % restants sont le liquide interstitiel dans lequel baignent toutes les cellules de l'organisme [...] La composition du liquide interstitiel est pratiquement identique à celle du plasma, à l'exception des grosses protéines confinées dans le secteur vasculaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Dust Removal
OBS

(...) interstitial liquid separated from the dewatered sludge is heavily polluted and, after being recycled to the head of the plant, constitutes a heavy overload.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Dépoussiérage
OBS

[...] le liquide interstitiel séparé des boues essorées est très chargé, constituant, après recyclage en tête de station, une surcharge importante de celle-ci.

Spanish

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