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Pseudopodia

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Definition: A dynamic actin-rich extension of the surface of an animal cell used for locomotion or prehension of food.      Other names Reticulopodia; Microspikes, Cell Surface; Lobopodia; Lamellipodia; Filopodia; Axopodia; Surface Microspikes, Cell; Surface Microspike, Cell; Microspike, Cell Surface; Lamellipodias; Cell Surface Microspikes; Cell Surface Microspike; Pseudopodium
 
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AmotL1 protein, zebrafish  0   *Zebrafish Proteins Pseudopodia Tight Junctions. Circ Res 2009 Jul 31;105(3):260-70

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