Fine structure of lipotubuloids (elaioplasts) in Ornithogalum umbellatum L. I.
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- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- Published by Polish Botanical Society in Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
- Vol. 40 (3) , 451-465
- https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.1971.033
Abstract
The bodies occurring in the ovary epidermis cells of Ornithogalum umbellatum, rich in lipids have been earlier described as elaioplasts. They consist of agglomerations of osmiophilic granules within the cytoplasm, caught in a network of, and interconnected by, a system of interesecting microtubules. These structures have been named lipotubuloids. They translocate in the cell by way of a progressive-rotary motion. Endoplasmic reticulum membranes, ribosomes and very scarse mitochondria and Golgi structures occur within the lipotubuloids.Keywords
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