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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.  GEN: avoid; prefer specifics   
Examples Axons; Cellulosomes; Cilia; Dendrites; Fimbriae, Bacterial; Flagella; Microvilli; Neurites; Pili, Sex; Pseudopodia; 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

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