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Where is the cytosol located in a cell?
Posted June 15, 2022
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Cytosol is the liquid matrix contained within a cell. It is a component of the gel-like cytoplasm, which occupies the space between the plasma membrane and the nucleus membrane in eukaryotic cells, and fills the entire cell in prokaryotic cells.
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