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Golgi body, apparatus, complex n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a membranous complex of vesicles, vacuoles, and flattened sacs in the cytoplasm of most cells: involved in intracellular secretion and transport [named after Camillo Golgi (1844-1926), Italian neurologist and histologist] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Compared with healthy larvae, the mutants' intestinal cells had grossly enlarged Golgi bodies, cell structures that process lipids and proteins. |
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Golgi body - a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)