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The Golgi apparatus, also known as the Golgi complex, Golgi body, or simply the Golgi, is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells.It was identified in 1897 by the Italian physician Camillo Golgi.

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Cells synthesize a large number of different macromolecules. The Golgi apparatus is integral in modifying, sorting, and packaging these macromolecules for cell secretion(exocytosis) or use within the cell.It primarily modifies proteins delivered from the rough endoplasmic reticulum but is also involved in the transport of lipids around the cell, and the creation of lysosomes.In this respect it can be thought of as similar to a post office; it packages and labels items which it then sends to different parts of the cell

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