A small, membranous protrusion found primarily on dendritic stretches of developing neurons. May receive synaptic input, and can develop into dendritic spines. [GO_REF:0000064, GOC:pad, GOC:PARL, GOC:TermGenie, PMID:24464040, Wikipedia:Dendritic_filopodia]
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M5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:CC: GO Cellular Component
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