Biology A-Level
lysosomes
What lysosomes means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Organelles that fuse with the phagosome and release hydrolytic enzymes (lysozymes) that digest the pathogen.
A membrane-bound organelle that releases hydrolytic enzymes.
Topics that use lysosomes
- Structure of eukaryotic cells (AQA A-Level)
- Communicable diseases, disease prevention and the immune system (OCR A-Level)
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