Title: neurite
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - neurite
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.11922
Status: current

Definition
Outgrowth or projection of either an axon or a dendrite from the neuron cell body that is the structural basis of the neural network.

Related Terms
- axon: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/11627
- neural network: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/11919

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 887 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

Other Outputs
- html: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11922/html
- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11922/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11922/xml

Citation: Citation: 'neurite' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11922
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