- condensing vacuoles
- membrane-bound spherical vacuoles in the trans-Golgi network of secretory cells, which contain secretory products in varying degrees of condensation and mature into secretory granules.
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condensing vacuoles
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condensing vacuole — Vacuole formed from the cis face of the Golgi apparatus by the fusion of smaller vacuoles. Within the condensing vacuole the contents are concentrated and may become semi crystalline (zymogen granules or secretory vesicles) … Dictionary of molecular biology
presecretory granules — Vesicles near the maturation face of the Golgi. Also known as Golgi condensing vacuoles … Dictionary of molecular biology
storage granules — (1) Membrane bounded vesicles containing condensed secretory materials (often in an inactive, zymogen, form). Otherwise known as zymogen granules or condensing vacuoles. (2) Granules found in plastids, or in cytoplasm; assumed to be ‘food… … Dictionary of molecular biology
