Cell Component
growth cone
[ grohth kohn ]
Subclass of:
Dendrites; Neurites; Axon
Definitions related to growth cones:
  • The migrating motile tip of a growing neuron projection, where actin accumulates, and the actin cytoskeleton is the most dynamic.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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