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... > Fluids and Secretions > Body Fluids > Body Fluid Compartments > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Organelles > Cytoplasmic Vesicles > Vacuoles
... > Tissues > Body Fluid Compartments > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Organelles > Cytoplasmic Vesicles > Vacuoles
... > Cells > Cellular Structures > Intracellular Space > Cytoplasm > Cytoplasmic Structures > Organelles > Cytoplasmic Vesicles > Vacuoles

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Vacuoles  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • Any spaces or cavities within a cell. They may function in digestion, storage, secretion, or excretion.

History note

  • 89(75); was see under ORGANOIDS 1977-88; was see under CELLULAR INCLUSIONS 1974-76; was see under CYTOPLASM 1966-73

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014617

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