Definition of "neurite" []

• Any projection from the body of a neuron; either a dendrite or an axon (noun)

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• "Long sympathetic neurons and sensory neurons, with particular reference to those of the dorsomedial quadrant of spinal ganglia in chick embryo [12], provided a most valuable system for demonstrating the three main activities of NGF, i.e., 1) its vital trophic role during the early developmental stages, 2) its property of enhancing differentiative processes such as neurite outgrowth, and 3) of guiding the growing or regenerating neurites along its own concentration gradient. ["
• "I would get the same response if I tried to submit my neurite outgrowth paper to Journal of Molecular Biology."
• "The 'priming model' prospected to give a molecular account for the very fast and very slow onset of neurite outgrowth occurring, respectively, in sensory and sympathetic cells [24] on the one hand and PC12 cells on the other [50], is an excellent example of the contribution of these latter cells to studies on the mode of action of NGF."