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(a) The neuronal cell and ECM models, with geometric dimensions obtained from Jerusalem et al.24. (b) Dendrites are connected to the cell membrane, and their structure is modeled based on the experimental observation by Smith et al.53 (c) Longitudinal springs are distributed randomly at the ECM–cell and dendrite–ECM periphery. (d) The protein structure of NCAM and integrin .
