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What is Golgi Apparatus

■ Also known as golgi complex, golgi body, golgi


■ Membrane bound organell es, which are sack like
■ Found in Cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells and absent in prokaryotes mamillion
RBCs and sperm cells of bryophytes
■ Ranges from one to several within a cell
■ In plant cells several small golgi complex, dictyosomes
■ It is responsible for transporting, modifying and packaging proteins and lipids into
vesicles
Functions

■ Secretion
■ Sulfation
■ Apoptosis
■ Synthesis
■ phosphorylation
Parkinson’s Disease
■ Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable
movements, such as shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination.
Symptoms
■ Tremor in hands, arms, legs, jaw, or head
■ Muscle stiffness, where muscle remains contracted for a long time
■ Slowness of movement
■ Impaired balance and coordination
■ Loss of automatic movements
■ Speech changes
■ Writing changes
What happens in parkinson’s Disease?

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