Golgi Bodies

[Paulo1913]

Why do muscle cells have more golgi bodies than cheek cells do?

[MrMistery]

Because they secrete more proteins?

[Paulo1913]

Why do they secrete more proteins though?

[MrMistery]

well muscle cells have such an intense metabolism they need to make many more plasma membrane proteins that function in depolarization, signaling and adhesion, they probably secrete more signaling proteins(like paracrine hormones). Of course, epithelial cells do the same things but probably on a smaller scale, so to say.