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Contractile Vacuoles?

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Contractile Vacuoles?

Postby Funkfruit » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:22 am

Why don't human body cells have contractile vacuoles?
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Re: Contractile Vacuoles?

Postby JorgeLobo » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:34 am

As in the osmoregulatory contractile vacuoles in paramecia?

Human cells don't need individual means for osmoregulation as oiur cells are not free living,
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