Medical Definition of Calciosome
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| Now discredited. A membrane compartment proposed to contain the intracellular calcium store released in response to hormonal activity and thought to be distinct from the endoplasmic reticulum.
Origin: Gr. Soma = body
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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