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Nervous System > Neurons > Dendrites > Neurites > Growth Cones
Cells > Neurons > Dendrites > Neurites > Growth Cones
... > Cells > Cellular Structures > Cell Surface Extensions > Dendrites > Neurites > Growth Cones
... > Nervous System > Neurons > Nerve Fibers > Axons > Neurites > Growth Cones
... > Cells > Neurons > Nerve Fibers > Axons > Neurites > Growth Cones
... > Cells > Cellular Structures > Cell Surface Extensions > Axons > Neurites > Growth Cones

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Growth Cones  

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Scope note

  • Bulbous enlargement of the growing tip of nerve axons and dendrites. They are crucial to neuronal development because of their pathfinding ability and their role in synaptogenesis.

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  • 99

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