An acronym which stands for the Golgi apparatus, the
Endoplasmic Reticulum, and the
Lysosomes. It refers to a system of different
organelles and
vesicles within a
eukaryotic cell which together make,
secrete, and degrade
proteins.
From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.