The following points highlight the four main types of vacuoles. The types are: 1. Sap Vacuoles 2. Contractile Vacuoles 3. Food Vacuoles 4. Air Vacuoles. Type # 1. Sap Vacuoles: They are fluid filled vacuoles or vesicles which are separated from the cytoplasm by a selectively permeable membrane called tonoplast. It has a number of transport systems for the passage [...]
In this article we will discuss about the Golgi Apparatus or Golgi Complex:- 1. Meaning of Golgi Apparatus 2. Occurrence of Golgi Apparatus 3. Location 4. Structure 5. Functions. Meaning of Golgi Apparatus: Golgi complex (Golgi Apparatus, Dalton Complex, Apparato Reticulare) is a complex cytoplasmic structure made up of smooth membrane saccules or cistemae, a network of tubules with vesicles [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Discovery of Endoplasmic Reticulum 2. Types of Endoplasmic Reticulum 3. Structure 4. Functions. Discovery of Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER): It was discovered independently by Porter (1945) and Thompson (1945). The name was given by Porter in 1953. Endoplasmic reticulum is a 3-dimensional, complicated and interconnected syncrri of membrane-lined channels that run through the [...]