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Cell Surface Extensions
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Definition
: Specialized structures of the cell that extend the cell membrane and project out from the cell surface.
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Examples
Axons
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Cellulosomes
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Cilia
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Dendrites
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Fimbriae, Bacterial
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Flagella
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Microvilli
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Neurites
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Pili, Sex
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Pseudopodia
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Stereocilia
Other names
Surface Protrusions, Cell; Surface Protrusion, Cell; Surface Projections, Cell; Surface Projection, Cell; Surface Extensions, Cell; Surface Extension, Cell; Protrusions, Cell Surface; Protrusions, Cell Membrane; Protrusion, Cell Surface; Protrusion, Cell Membrane; Projections, Cell Surface; Projections, Cell Membrane; Projection, Cell Surface; Projection, Cell Membrane; Membrane Protrusions, Cell; Membrane Protrusion, Cell; Membrane Projections, Cell; Membrane Projection, Cell; Membrane Extensions, Cell; Membrane Extension, Cell