EOG86X1QR GO:0006954 3/25 inflammatory response biological_process "The immediate defensive reaction (by vertebrate tissue) to infection or injury caused by chemical or physical agents. The process is characterized by local vasodilation, extravasation of plasma into intercellular spaces and accumulation of white blood cells and macrophages." [GO_REF:0000022, GOC:mtg_15nov05, ISBN:0198506732] EOG86X1QR GO:0005576 3/25 extracellular region cellular_component "The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite." [GOC:go_curators]