acidosome
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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acidosome
a non-lysosomal vesicle found in the ciliate protozoan Paramecium. The organelle is involved in acidification of digestive phagocytic particles through fusion.
| acidosis, acidophilic, acidic-epididymal glycoprotein | |
| acidotropic, acinus, ackee |
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