Category:GO:0009897 ! external side of plasma membrane

name: external side of plasma membrane
namespace: cellular_component
def: "The leaflet of the plasma membrane that faces away from the cytoplasm and any proteins embedded or anchored in it or attached to its surface." [GOC:dos, GOC:tb]
synonym: "external leaflet of plasma membrane" EXACT [GOC:ab]
synonym: "juxtamembrane" BROAD []
synonym: "outer surface of cytoplasmic membrane" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0098552 ! side of membrane
relationship: part_of: GO:0005886 ! plasma membrane
relationship: part_of: GO:0009986 ! cell surface

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0009897</GOterm>
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