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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > cell biology > cell structures > protoplasm > cytoplasm > organelles > cytoplasmic vesicles > microbodies

Fields of Study > cell biology > cell structures > intracellular space > cytoplasm > organelles > cytoplasmic vesicles > microbodies

Preferred Term:

microbodies

Definition:

Electron-dense cytoplasmic particles bounded by a single membrane, such as peroxisomes; glyoxysomes; and glycosomes.

Concept Schemes:

NALT Core
NALT Full

Broader Concept:

cytoplasmic vesicles

Narrower Concepts:

Entry Terms:

glycosomes

URI:

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/43307

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