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Golgi apparatus

Organelle that modifies and packages macromolecules synthesized in the ER for transport.

Also: Golgi network

Stack of flattened cisternae receiving proteins and lipids from the ER, modifying them (e.g., glycosylation, sulfation), and sorting them into vesicles for secretion, lysosomes, or plasma membrane.

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  • Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary

    Stack of flattened cisternae receiving proteins and lipids from the ER, modifying them (e.g., glycosylation, sulfation), and sorting them into vesicles for secretion, lysosomes, or plasma membrane.

Related terms

Endoplasmic reticulum