- Golgi apparatus
- Gol′gi apparat`us,n.cbl a cell organelle, composed of layers of flattened sacs, that processes proteins and moves some of them out of the cell
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Golgi apparatus
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Golgi apparatus — n a cytoplasmic organelle that consists of a stack of smooth membranous saccules and associated vesicles and that is active in the modification and transport of proteins called also Golgi complex * * * a collection of vesicles and folded… … Medical dictionary
Golgi apparatus — [gôl′jē, gōl′jē] n. 〚after C. Golgi (1844 1926), It neurologist, who first observed it (1909)〛 a network of stainable cytoplasmic fibers, rods, granules, etc., that can collect proteins and secrete them outside the cell: see CELL: also Golgi body … Universalium
Golgi apparatus — [gôl′jē, gōl′jē] n. [after C. Golgi (1844 1926), It neurologist, who first observed it (1909)] a network of stainable cytoplasmic fibers, rods, granules, etc., that can collect proteins and secrete them outside the cell: see CELL: also Golgi body … English World dictionary
Golgi apparatus — This article is about the organelle. For the Phish song, see Junta (album). Micrograph of Golgi apparatus, visible as a stack of semicircular black rings near the bottom. Numerous circular vesicles can be seen in proximity to the organelle … Wikipedia
Golgi apparatus — a collection of vesicles and folded membranes in a cell, usually connected to the endoplasmic reticulum. It stores and later transports the proteins manufactured in the endoplasmic reticulum. The Golgi apparatus is well developed in cells that… … The new mediacal dictionary
Golgi apparatus — Also known as the Golgi body, Golgi vesicles; in plants, the dictyosome; in flagellate protozoa, the parabasal body. Intracellular stack of membrane bounded vesicles in which glycosylation and packaging of secreted proteins takes place; part of… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Golgi apparatus — noun Etymology: Camillo Golgi Date: 1916 a cytoplasmic organelle that consists of a stack of smooth membranous saccules and associated vesicles and that is active in the modification and transport of proteins called also Golgi complex see cell… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Golgi apparatus — noun a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions) • Syn: ↑Golgi body, ↑Golgi complex, ↑dictyosome • Hypernyms: ↑vesicle, ↑cyst • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Golgi apparatus — (gol je) A membranous eucaryotic organelle composed of stacks of flattened sacs (cisternae), which is involved in packaging and modifying materials for secretion and many other processes … Dictionary of microbiology
Golgi apparatus — noun A network of membranes in the cytoplasm of those animal cells that produce secretions … Wiktionary
