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Form and Function of Lysosomes in Oral Epithelium

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MUCH of the acid hydrolytic enzyme activity of many tissues is believed to reside in membrane-bound bodies termed lysosomes1,2. The cells of the oral epithelium, during their migration from the basal layer to the free surface, lose organelles such as mitochondria, melanin granules and probably keratohyalin granules3. This loss raises questions similar to those posed for the cells of skin by Riley4.

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  1. Department of Oral Pathology, Dental Institute, The London Hospital Medical College, Turner Street, E.1

    J. P. WATERHOUSE & C. A. SQUIER

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WATERHOUSE, J., SQUIER, C. Form and Function of Lysosomes in Oral Epithelium. Nature 211, 420–421 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211420b0

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