Prickle may refer to:
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Thorns, spines, and prickles
In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called ''spinose teeth'' or ''spinose apical processes''), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems or buds with sharp, st ...
, a sharp, needle-like structures
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Prickle cell
Spinous cells, or prickle cells, are keratin producing Epidermis (skin), epidermal cells owing their prickly appearance to their numerous intracellular connections. They make up the Stratum spinosum, stratum spinosum (prickly layer) of the epiderm ...
of the skin
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Prickle (protein)
Prickle is also known as REST/NRSF-interacting LIM domain protein, which is a putative nuclear translocation receptor. Prickle is part of the non-canonical Wnt signaling pathway that establishes planar cell polarity. A gain or loss of function of ...
, a planar cell polarity protein
*The collective noun for a pack of
porcupine
Porcupines are large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predation. The term covers two families of animals: the Old World porcupines of family Hystricidae, and the New World porcupines of family, Erethizont ...
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Prickle (''Gumby'' character), a character on ''The Gumby Show''
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