Term Name: growth cone
Synonyms:
Definition: The migrating motile tip of a growing neuron projection, where actin accumulates, and the actin cytoskeleton is the most dynamic.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030426]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: distal axon
has parts: central region of growth cone growth cone filopodium growth cone lamellipodium growth cone membrane peripheral region of growth cone
is a type of: site of polarized growth
has subtype: axonal growth cone dendritic growth cone