filopodium
Americannoun
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filopodia
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To test whether these filopodia function as silent synapses, the researchers used a modified patch clamping technique.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
"The first thing we saw, which was super bizarre and we didn't expect, was that there were filopodia everywhere," Harnett says.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
His work showed that the coronavirus increases production of the enzyme casein kinase II, which in turn helps build the protein backbone of filopodia and nanotubes.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 20, 2022
Chan, C. E. & Odde, D. J. Traction dynamics of filopodia on compliant substrates.
From Nature ● Dec. 5, 2017
“Each time a progenitor cell reaches out and touches a neighbor, both cells pull back their filopodia and try growing in other directions,” Bergles explains.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2013
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