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lamellipodium (lamellar foot process)

Protrusions in the membrane of cells on the mobile edge of the cell. Within the lamellipodia are ribs of actin (microspikes), which, when they spread beyond the lamellipodium frontier, are called filopodia

Related

lamellipodium (GO:0030027) podosome

Specific

invadopodium (invasive foot)

General

intracellular compartment (intracellular space)

References

  1. Wikipedia: Lamellipodium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamellipodium