Growth cone
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growth-cone-286-1555750
title:
Growth cone
text:
A growth cone is a large actin-supported extension of a developing or regenerating neurite seeking its synaptic target. It is the growth cone that drives axon growth. Their existence was originally proposed by Spanish histologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal based upon stationary images he observed under the microscope. He first described the growth cone based on fixed cells as "a concentration of protoplasm of conical form, endowed with amoeboid movements". Growth cones are situated on the tips of ne
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Large actin extension of a developing neurite seeking its synaptic target
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_cone
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2024-01-04T10:16:20Z
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