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contractile vacuole


contractile vacuole animation
An organelle that pumps excess water out of many freshwater protist cells, such as amoebae. The force that operates the contractile vacuole is strongly suspected of being generated by myosin Ic, a molecular motor that works in conjunction with actin.


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