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The role of the Golgi complex in the formation of secretion in the test cells of the follicle of the tunicate, Ciona

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Electron microscope studies were made on the test cells which comprise a part of the follicular envelope in the ovary of the tunicate Ciona. During development the cells become filled with secretory granules. The Golgi complex is well developed and usually centrally located in the cells. The morphological variations shown and described strongly suggest that the Golgi complex is mainly concerned with the origin of the secretion in these cells.

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Supported by research grants (GM-9229, 9230) from the National Institute of General Medical Science, United States Public Health Service.

This investigation was supported by a Public Health Service Research Career Program Award (1-K3-GM-11, 524) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

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Kessel, R.G. The role of the Golgi complex in the formation of secretion in the test cells of the follicle of the tunicate, Ciona . Zeitschrift für Zellforschung 66, 106–117 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00339320

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