filopodium

English

Electron micrograph of filopodia

Noun

filopodium (plural filopodia)

(cytology) A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell

Synonyms

microspike

Derived terms

filopodial

Related terms

Translations

a slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell

French: filopode (fr) m
Italian: filopode (it) m

See also

Filopodia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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