Anatomy

Neurites

In tissue culture, hairlike projections of neurons stimulated by growth factors and other molecules. These projections may go on to form a branched tree of dendrites or a single axon or they may be reabsorbed at a later stage of development. Neurite may refer to any filamentous or pointed outgrowth of an embryonal or tissue-culture neural cell.

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In tissue culture, hairlike projections of neurons stimulated by growth factors and other molecules. These projections may go on to form a branched tree of dendrites or a single axon or they may be reabsorbed at a later stage of development. Neurite may refer to any filamentous or pointed outgrowth of an embryonal or tissue-culture neural cell.

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  • Neurite

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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do not confuse with the French "nevrite" or other vernac "nevrit-" which means "neuritis"

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  • Axons (1967-1991)
  • Neurons (1970-1991)

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  1. A08w.675w.256w.500w
  2. A08w.675w.542w.145w.500w
  3. A11w.284w.180.610w
  4. A11w.671w.501w.145w.500w
  5. A11w.671w.543w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neurites. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016501. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016501
  2. Neurites. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurite
  3. Neurites. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1534415