cytoneme

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noun

Any of a group of thin projections from a cell that are used for the exchange of signalling proteins

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Meanings

nouncytoneme (plural cytonemes)

plural cytonemes

  1. biologyAny of a group of thin projections from a cell that are used for the exchange of signalling proteins
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APA

cytoneme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoneme

MLA

“cytoneme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoneme. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytoneme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytoneme.

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