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Using Bruijn's method it has been possible to visualize glycogen particles inDictyostelium discoideum. They occur in all stages of development. During growth and differentiation two glycogen pools were observed, the glycogen being present either in the cytoplasmic matrix or sequestered in membrane-lined vacuoles.
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Müller, U., Hohl, H.R. Ultrastructural evidence for the presence of two separate glycogen pools inDictyostelium discoideum . Protoplasma 85, 199–207 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01567946
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