Science, Vol 188, Issue 4194, 1219-1221
Copyright © 1975 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Golgi complex--endoplasmic reticulum transition region has rings of beads
M Locke
and
P Huie
The smooth surface of the rough endoplasmic reticulum that makes the forming face of the Golgi complex has beadlike structures arranged in rings at the base of transition vesicles. The beads can only be seen easily after staining in bismuth salts. They are 10 to 12 nanometers in diameter and occur in a variety of cell types and organisms.