filopodium
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Using the eMAP technique, the team found filopodia across multiple regions of the adult mouse brain, including the visual cortex, at levels far higher than previously reported.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
"You could also imagine finding some of the molecular players that are involved in filopodia and trying to manipulate some of those things to try to restore flexible memory as we age."
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
A 2020 paper published in the journal Cell found that cells infected with the novel coronavirus extended out antennalike feelers called filopodia with viral particles onboard.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 20, 2022
Chan, C. E. & Odde, D. J. Traction dynamics of filopodia on compliant substrates.
From Nature ● Dec. 5, 2017
Whereas other types of brain cells – neurons, for example – use small clusters of filopodia to steer their growth and connectivity at certain times, progenitor cells are covered in them.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2013
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