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

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Peroxisomes  

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  • Microbodies which occur in animal and plant cells and in certain fungi and protozoa. They contain peroxidase, catalase, and allied enzymes. (From Singleton and Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2nd ed)

History note

  • 2000; use MICROBODIES 1976-1999

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