Flectopodium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flectopodium is a noun meaning (cytology) Flexible cytoplasmic protrusions that modify the normal contractile activity of pericytes.
Meaning
(cytology) Flexible cytoplasmic protrusions that modify the normal contractile activity of pericytes.
Example Sentences
Flectopodia are 7–30 µm long, present in 9% of GFP-actin+-cells on vessels (n = 266), with the ability to elongate for up to 20 µm or more, at a rate of 14–99 µm/hour, and to form a bent vessel segment in 30 minutes.
Word Forms
- flectopodia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include filopodium, filapodium, lamellipodium, pericyte, filipodium, phycoplast.
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