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'''Golgi Bodies''' or '''Golgi Complex''', named after the [[Italy|Italian]] biologist [[Camillo Golgi]], are composed of numerous sets of smooth [[cisternae]], which are coated with lipid membranes. Each disc-shaped cisternae forms a structure that resembles a stack of plates, called a Golgi stack. The Golgi complex contains a great number of [[vesicles]]. These vesicles are used to send molecules to the [[cellular membrane]], where they are excreted. There are also larger secretory vesicles, which are used for selective excretion.

'''Golgi Bodies''' or '''Golgi Complex''', named after the [[Italy|Italian]] biologist [[Camillo Golgi]], are composed of numerous sets of smooth [[cisternae]], which are coated with lipid membranes. Each disc-shaped cisternae forms a structure that resembles a stack of plates, called a Golgi stack. The Golgi complex contains a great number of [[vesicles]]. These vesicles are used to send molecules to the [[cellular membrane]], where they are excreted. There are also larger secretory vesicles, which are used for selective excretion.

[[image:Golgi_apparatus.gif|Golgi_apparatus.gif]]

[[image:Golgi_apparatus.gif|Golgi apparatus.gif]]

The Golgi is principally responsible for directing molecular traffic in the cell - nearly all molecules pass through the Golgi complex at some point in their existence. The sorting is mediated by the vesicles. When proteins bind with their appropriate receptor on the vesicle, they are encoated in the vesicle and transported away.

The Golgi is principally responsible for directing molecular traffic in the cell - nearly all molecules pass through the Golgi complex at some point in their existence. The sorting is mediated by the vesicles. When proteins bind with their appropriate receptor on the vesicle, they are encoated in the vesicle and transported away.