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exoperitrophic

exoperitrophic is the alternative form of ectoperitrophic.

Meaning of ectoperitrophic

Adjective

ectoperitrophic (not comparable)

  1. Outside the peritrophic membrane
    • No bacteria were observed to attach to the brush border of the midgut lumen or were seen in the ectoperitrophic space (between the PM and the midgut epithelium).2015 August 19, “Interaction of Vibrio spp. with the Inner Surface of the Digestive Tract of Penaeus monodon”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of exoperitrophic

From exo- + peritrophic.

Questions about exoperitrophic

What is exoperitrophic the alternative form of?
Exoperitrophic is the alternative form of ectoperitrophic.

Words near exoperitrophic in the dictionary

  1. exopeptidase
  2. exopeptidases
  3. exoperidia
  4. exoperidial
  5. exoperidium
  6. exoperitrophic
  7. exophage
  8. exophages
  9. exophagic
  10. exophagically
  11. exophagous

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