Golgi apparatus, TEM

Golgi apparatus. Coloured transmissionelectron micrograph (TEM) of a Golgi apparatus(green). The Golgi apparatus is an organelle thatfunctions as a central delivery system for thecell. Its primary function is to modify, store andtransport proteins and lipids made elsewhere inthe cell. The organelle's structure consists of astack of flattened, membranous, disc-likestructures called cisternae. The cisternae containenzymes that help to modify proteins passingthrough the organelle. The Golgi apparatus isnamed after the Italian histologist Camillo Golgi, who first identified the structure in 1898.. Stunning Photo Gifts From Science Photo Library

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