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This allowed them to measure electrical activity at individual filopodia while simulating the release of glutamate.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Using the eMAP technique, the team found filopodia across multiple regions of the adult mouse brain, including the visual cortex, at levels far higher than previously reported.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

HIV also takes advantage of tunneling nanotubes to move between cells, and the Marburg virus triggers the growth of filopodia.

From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2022

Chan, C. E. & Odde, D. J. Traction dynamics of filopodia on compliant substrates.

From Nature • Dec. 5, 2017

As an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell divides, each new progenitor explores its environment with filopodia, orienting itself around its neighbors.

From Scientific American • Jun. 24, 2013