A process growing out of a neurone. Due to difficulty in distinguishing a dendrite from an axon in culture, the term neurite is used for both. The growth of neurites is promoted,for example, by cell adhesion molecules and nerve growth factor (NGF).
See Axon, Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), Dendrite, Filopodia, Growth cone, Muscle spindle, Nerve growth factor (NGF), Neuron, Notch