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 organelle - Definition 

Organelle (1091 bytes)
1: In [[cell biology]], an '''organelle''' is one of several structures with specialized ...
2: Organelles were historically identified through the use of ...
4: A few large organelles probably originated from [[endosymbiont]] [[bact...
8: Other organelles include:
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Endomembranous system (200 bytes)
1: ...''Endomembranous system''' refers to a group of [[organelle]]s in the [[cell]]. It is composed of the [[Golg...

Product (biology) (185 bytes)
1: ...omething "[[manufacturing|manufactured]]" by an [[organelle]] (such as the [[Golgi apparatus]]).

Granum (273 bytes)
1: ...tack of [[thylakoid]]s in the [[chloroplast]], an organelle found in plants and [[Eukaryote|eukaryotic]] alga...

Calcium storage (264 bytes)
1: ...''' (in [[cell biology]]) are [[intracellular]] [[organelle]]s, that constantly accumulate [[Ca (biology)|Ca2...

Biological membrane (1630 bytes)
3: ...rates a cell from its surrounding medium. Most [[organelle]]s are defined by such membranes.
5: ...s essential for effective separation of a cell or organelle from its surroundings.

Nucleus (biology) (257 bytes)
2: *The '''[[cell nucleus]]''' is an organelle within an eukaryotic cell.

Endomembrane system (1507 bytes)
1: ...ot have an endomembrane system and thus lack most organelles.
5: The following organelles are part of the endomembrane system:
8: ...oplasmic reticulum]] is a synthesis and transport organelle [the endoplasmic reticulum is an extension of the...

Weibel-Palade body (1506 bytes)
1: ... [[physiology]], '''Weibel-Palade bodies''' are [[organelle]]s in the [[endothelium]], the cells lining all [...
6: ...sist almost exclusively of vWF. The only parallel organelle in physiology is the ''alpha'' granule of [[plate...
9: ...ine]] in [[1974]] for his work on the function of organelles in [[cell (biology)|cells]]. Their observation w...
17: [[Category:Organelles]][[Category:Eponymous anatomical structures]]

Christian de Duve (2232 bytes)
1: ... the [[peroxisome]]s, a [[cell (biology)|cell]] [[organelle]].
5: ...], for describing the structure and function of [[organelle]]s in [[cell (biology)|biological cell]]s. His la...
7: ...hondrion]], [[chloroplast]]s, and perhaps other [[organelle]]s of eukaryotic cells originated as [[prokaryot...

Autophagy (1852 bytes)
1: ...''', or '''autophagocytosis''', is a process of [[organelle]] degradation that takes place inside the [[cell ...
3: ... and also when it receives stimuli that result in organelle proliferation.

Nucleoid (339 bytes)
1: [[eukaryote|Eukaryotic]] cells contain a distinct organelle called the [[Cell_nucleus|nucleus]] which holds t...

Pinealocyte (469 bytes)
3: ...e and secrete [[melatonin]]. Pinealocytes have an organelle called

Cytosol (1776 bytes)
1: ...n [[eukaryote]]s, the cytosol contains the cell [[organelle]]s. In plants, the amount of cytosol can be reduc...
3: ...ganisms) maintains the shape of the cell, anchors organelles, and controls internal movement of structures, e...

Mitochondrial genome (1869 bytes)
1: ... the [[mitochondria]]. The [[mitochondria]] are [[organelle]]s that reproduce themselves semi-autonomously wh...
23: ...anelles.html sequence data and related info (NCBI Organelle Genome Resources)]

Compartmentalization (471 bytes)
1: ...e of '''compartmentalization''' (separate various organelles by forming different compartments in the cell) i...

Pili (509 bytes)
1: ...nesia]]n god. For the [[cell (biology)|cellular]] organelle, see [[pilus]].''

Cytoplasmic streaming (420 bytes)
1: ...plasm into motion. This streaming allows other [[organelle]]s and nutrients to flow in the stream created.

Inositol triphosphate (726 bytes)
3: ...bilize [[calcium|Ca<sup>2+</sup>]] from storage [[organelle]]s and to regulate [[cell proliferation]] and oth...

Peroxisome (2195 bytes)
1: '''Peroxisomes''' are ubiquitous [[organelle]]s in [[eukaryote]]s. They consist of a single [[...
6: ...]], that allows the protein to be taken into that organelle, where they then function to rid the cell of toxi...
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18: [[Category:Organelles]]

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