Abstract
All eukaryotic cells present qualitatively a very similar structural organisation that can vary quantitatively depending on their degree of differentiation and specialisation as well as functional state. The electron micrograph shows at low magnification highly specialised acinar cells of rat pancreas, which represent the prototype of a polarised secretory cell type. Several such acinar cells form a functional unit, the secretory acinus.
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Pavelka, M., Roth, J. (2010). Structural Organisation of a Mammalian Cell. In: Functional Ultrastructure. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99390-3_1
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