apical

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Between three and eight weeks of age, a period that spans early childhood to adolescence, spine density increased sharply in a single region of the apical dendrite.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Untreated apical periodontitis can lead to tooth loss, but its effects extend beyond the mouth.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

"Surprisingly, the distal apical dendrites responses grew significantly over time becoming increasingly sensitive to inputs that violate the patterns, while the cell bodies lost their initially strong sensitivity," says Zylberberg, a computational neuroscientist.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

Four major adaptations are found in all terrestrial plants: the alternation of generations, a sporangium in which the spores are formed, a gametangium that produces haploid cells, and apical meristem tissue in roots and shoots.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

They consist typically of six segments, of which the basal is termed the coxa and the apical the tarsus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various