Growth Cones

"Growth Cones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID	D020439
MeSH Number(s)	A11.284.180.075.249 A11.284.180.225.340 A11.284.180.610.345 A11.671.137.340 A11.671.240.340
Concept/Terms	Growth Cones Growth Cones Growth Cone

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Growth Cones".

Anatomy [A]
Cells [A11]
Cellular Structures [A11.284]
Cell Surface Extensions [A11.284.180]
Axons [A11.284.180.075]
Growth Cones [A11.284.180.075.249]
Dendrites [A11.284.180.225]
Growth Cones [A11.284.180.225.340]
Neurites [A11.284.180.610]
Growth Cones [A11.284.180.610.345]
Neurons [A11.671]
Axons [A11.671.137]
Growth Cones [A11.671.137.340]
Dendrites [A11.671.240]
Growth Cones [A11.671.240.340]

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