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neurite
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neurite [′nu̇‚rīt]
(anatomy)


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6] cells were seeded; 24 hr later the medium was changed to include 50 ng/mL NGF (Sigma), and over the ensuing week, each culture was examined under a microscope to verify the outgrowth of neurites.
What's more, the neurons' extensions, called neurites, which are necessary to neuronal function, also grow along the peptides.
The second difference is that even the neurites that have crossed the site of the initial lesion tend to have a smaller than normal diameter and a poor-quality myelin sheath, and thus function poorly.
 
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