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<div>#REDIRECT [[Contractile vacuoles]]</div>120017584https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki//index.php?title=Contractile_vacuoles&diff=7590Contractile vacuoles2012-11-29T11:42:05Z<p>120017584: moved Contractile vauoles to Contractile vacuoles: Incorrect spelling of Vacuoles</p>
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<div>A&nbsp;contractile vacuole&nbsp;is a&nbsp;liquid-filled, membrane bound&nbsp;organelle (sometimes multiple) present in&nbsp;eukaryotic ciliates, notably [[Paramecium Cells|Paramecium]] cells. <br />
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It&nbsp;serves as an osmoregulator in the cytoplasm of nearly all ciliates.&nbsp;It pulsates with regular frequency under natural conditions: grows (diastole) to a certain size and then contracts (systole), emptying its contents, which may include dissolved “waste materials”, to the exterior via one or more of the&nbsp;contractile vacuole&nbsp;pores in the [[Cell_membrane|cell&nbsp;surface membrane]]<ref>Lynn H. (2008) The ciliated Protozoa Characterization, classification and Guide to the literature, New York: Springer.</ref>. This serves as an osmoregulation mechanism, allowing cells to&nbsp;efficiently control their internal [[Osmolarity|osmolality]] and often to avoid lysis.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />
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<div>A&nbsp;contractile vacuole&nbsp;is a&nbsp;liquid-filled, membrane bound&nbsp;organelle (sometimes multiple) present in&nbsp;eukaryotic ciliates, notably [[Paramecium Cells|Paramecium]] cells. <br />
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It&nbsp;serves as an osmoregulator in the cytoplasm of nearly all ciliates.&nbsp;It pulsates with regular frequency under natural conditions: grows (diastole) to a certain size and then contracts (systole), emptying its contents, which may include dissolved “waste materials”, to the exterior via one or more of the&nbsp;contractile vacuole&nbsp;pores in the [[Cell_membrane|cell&nbsp;surface membrane]]<ref>Lynn H. (2008) The ciliated Protozoa Characterization, classification and Guide to the literature, New York: Springer.</ref>. This serves as an osmoregulation mechanism, allowing cells to&nbsp;efficiently control their internal [[Osmolarity|osmolality]] and often to avoid lysis.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />
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