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Golgi apparatus: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Golgi body • Golgi complex

Did You Know?

  • The Golgi apparatus went by several names before being known as "Golgi apparatus," including "Golgi-Homgren ducts" and "Golgi-Kopsch apparatus."
  • The Golgi apparatus's function is commonly likened to that of a post office because proteins are modified, sorted, and packaged by the Golgi apparatus.

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Diagram of the Golgi apparatus showing its stacked, curved membranes with labeled parts including cisternae, cis face, trans face, lumen, and various vesicles involved in cellular transport and secretion.
Diagram illustrating exocytosis in cell biology, showing how secretory vesicles from the Golgi apparatus fuse with the cell membrane to release proteins, with pathways for both regulated and unregulated secretion labeled.
Portrait photograph of Bartolomeo Emilio Camillo Golgi, Italian scientist with a large mustache, wearing a dark suit and white shirt, facing slightly to his left.
Cutaway illustration of a eukaryotic animal cell showing labeled internal structures, including the nucleus, nucleolus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and other organelles.
Illustration comparing three cell types: a round animal cell and an irregularly shaped plant cell, both showing labeled organelles, and an elongated bacteria cell with labeled structures such as flagella and capsule.
Side-by-side labeled diagrams of a typical animal cell and a plant cell, showing internal structures such as nucleus, mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, and unique features like chloroplasts and cell wall in the plant cell.
Formation of lysosomes
What is the Golgi apparatus?
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How different parts of a cell interact
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The Golgi apparatus was observed in 1897 by Italian cytologist Camillo Golgi
Camillo Golgi
Italian physician and cytologist

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