filopodium
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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
This allowed them to measure electrical activity at individual filopodia while simulating the release of glutamate.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
Chan, C. E. & Odde, D. J. Traction dynamics of filopodia on compliant substrates.
From Nature ● Dec. 5, 2017
As an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell divides, each new progenitor explores its environment with filopodia, orienting itself around its neighbors.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2013
“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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