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Pseudopodia

Known as: Pseudopodium, pseudopod, pseudopods 
A temporary protrusion or retractile process of a cell, associated with flowing movements of the protoplasm, and serving for locomotion and feeding… 
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AxopodiaFilopodiaLamellipodiaLobopodia

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PhagocytosisRhizopodaSarcodina

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pseudopodium membrane

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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Sequence, expression pattern, intracellular localization, and targeted disruption of the Dictyostelium myosin ID heavy chain isoform.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The role of beta 1 integrin in spreading and myofibrillogenesis in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes in vitro.
The influence of the extracellular matrix (ECM) on cell behavior, myofibrillogenesis and cytoarchitecture was investigated in… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Actin polymerization and pseudopod extension during amoeboid chemotaxis.
Amoebae of the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum are an excellent model system for the study of amoeboid chemotaxis… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Functions of cytoplasmic fibers in intracellular movements in BHK-21 cells
After trypsinization and replating, BHK-21 cells spread and change shape from a rounded to a fibroblastic form. Time-lapse movies… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Analogous ultrastructure and surface properties during capping and phagocytosis in leukocytes
Ultrastructural analyses have revealed striking similarities between Concanavalin A capping and phagocytosis in leukocytes. Both… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Application of light-scattering theory to the optical effects associated with the morphology of blood platelets.
Review
1966
Review
1966
Studies on Neutrophil Function I. Physiological and Pharmacological Aspects
During inflammation, the circulating neutrophil adheres to the altered venular endothelium (Marchesi, 1964; Cotran, 1965), and… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
FINE STRUCTURE AND MORPHOGENIC MOVEMENTS IN THE GASTRULA OF THE TREEFROG, HYLA REGILLA
The blastoporal groove of the early gastrula of the treefrog, Hyla regilla, was examined with the electron microscope. The… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADHESIVENESS OF HUMAN LEUCOCYTES AND PLATELETS IN VITRO
Some factors affecting the retention of human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN), lymphocytes, and platelets on a siliconized… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
The role of the cell membrane in the locomotion of amoebae, and the source of the motive force and its control by feedback.
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