Neurite

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007860",
  "term": "Neurite",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Any projection extending from the cell body of a neuron. During development, a neurite is an undifferentiated process that will later mature into either an axon, which transmits signals, or a dendrite, which receives them. The term is most frequently used in the context of cell culture or developmental neurobiology before the axon and dendrites are morphologically distinct.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "axon",
    "neural network"
  ],
  "references": [
    "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)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/neurite/"
}