Lysosomes [lyzozomy]
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autolysosom
autolysosomy
autolyzosom
autolyzosomy
autolyzozom
autolyzozomy
lysosom
lysosomy
lyzosom
lyzosomy
lyzozom
lyzozómy
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Autolysosome
Autolysosomes
Lysosome
A class of morphologically heterogeneous cytoplasmic particles in animal and plant tissues characterized by their content of hydrolytic enzymes and the structure-linked latency of these enzymes. The intracellular functions of lysosomes depend on their lytic potential. The single unit membrane of the lysosome acts as a barrier between the enzymes enclosed in the lysosome and the external substrate. The activity of the enzymes contained in lysosomes is limited or nil unless the vesicle in which they are enclosed is ruptured or undergoes MEMBRANE FUSION. (From Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed).
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