When they reach the tumor site, the tumor's intracellular environment effectively flips the switch on the compound's fluorescence. (sciencedaily.com)
When dietary consumption patterns provide insufficient buffering capacity, body buffering mineral pools can be depleted and the intracellular environment becomes acidotic. (betterbones.com)
Many studies of bacterial toxins examine how toxins first enter cells and the effect on the cell, not precisely how the toxin changes — and is changed in — the intracellular environment. (sciencedaily.com)