any projection from the body of a nerve cell (neuron), whether an axon or a dendrite
Examples of 'neurite' in a sentence
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However, exogenously added growth factors promote neurite outgrowth.
A Fadda, M Bärtschi, A Hemphill, H R Widmer, A Zurbriggen, P Perona, B Vidondo, AOevermann 2016, 'Primary Postnatal Dorsal Root Ganglion Culture from Conventionally Slaughtered Calves.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5148591?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The lower brachial nerve gives rise to the abfrontal neurite bundles of the outer tentacles.
Elena N Temereva, Eugeni B Tsitrin 2015, 'Modern Data on the Innervation of the Lophophore in Lingula anatina (Brachiopoda)Support the Monophyly of the Lophophorates.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4406759?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, the mechanism of neuritin in modulating neurite growth has not been elucidated.
Pan Zhang, Xing Luo, Zheng Guo, Anying Xiong, Hongchang Dong, Qiao Zhang, ChunyanLiu, Jingling Zhu, Haiyan Wang, Na Yu, Jinli Zhang, Yu Hong, Lei Yang, Jin Huang 2017, 'Neuritin Inhibits Notch Signaling through Interacted with Neuralized to Promote theNeurite Growth', Frontiers in Molecular Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2017.00179/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Neurite-like processes extend rapidly with an average speed of 10 µm per hour.
Tamara Murmann, Carmen Carrillo-García, Nadine Veit, Cornelius Courts, Alexander Glassmann,Viktor Janzen, Burkhard Madea, Markus Reinartz, Anne Harzen, Michael Nowak, Sven Perner,Jochen Winter, Rainer Probstmeier 2014, 'Staurosporine and Extracellular Matrix Proteins Mediate the Conversion of Small CellLung Carcinoma Cells into a Neuron-Like Phenotype', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0086910. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
While more cell-adhesive matrices promoted neurite outgrowth, less cell-adhesive matrices promoted more faithful neurite pathfinding.
Christopher M Madl, Sarah C Heilshorn 2015, 'Matrix interactions modulate neurotrophin-mediated neurite outgrowth and pathfinding',Neural Regeneration Researchhttp://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2015;volume=10;issue=4;spage=514;epage=517;aulast=Madl. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Aqueous sclerotium extract contained neuroactive compounds that stimulated neurite outgrowth in vitro.
Lee-Fang Eik, Murali Naidu, Pamela David, Kah-Hui Wong, Yee-Shin Tan, VikineswarySabaratnam 2012, 'Lignosus rhinocerus (Cooke) Ryvarden: A Medicinal Mushroom That Stimulates NeuriteOutgrowth in PC-12 Cells', Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/320308. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Additionally, both factors increased the number of brain slices displaying maximal neurite growth.
Boato Francesco, Hechler Daniel, Rosenberger Karen, Lüdecke Doreen, Peters Eva M,Nitsch Robert, Hendrix Sven 2011, 'Interleukin-1 beta and neurotrophin-3 synergistically promote neurite growth invitro', Journal of Neuroinflammationhttp://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/183. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The neurotrophins are neuropeptides that are potent regulators of neurite growth and survival.
Jocelyn M Wessels, Liang Wu, Nicholas A Leyland, Hongmei Wang, Warren G Foster 2014, 'The brain-uterus connection: brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor(Ntrk2) are conserved in the mammalian uterus.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3979719?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cell migration and the subsequent remodeling are crucial determinants during neurite regeneration.
Chia-Ling Wu, Yu-Han Chou, Yu-Jung Chang, Nan-Yuan Teng, Hsin-Ling Hsu, Linyi Chen 2012, 'Interplay between cell migration and neurite outgrowth determines SH2B1β-enhancedneurite regeneration of differentiated PC12 cells.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3335126?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)