The Golgi body is vital for the health of a cell. It is sometimes described as a post office, or a distribution center because it repackages proteins and chemicals and ships them to locations in the cell.
The Golgi body which is also called the Golgi apparatus is found in eukaryotic cells.
The Golgi body receives proteins from the rough er and repackages the proteins and chemicals into vesicles that are sent out to three locations. Some vesicles become lysosomes, others travel to the cell membrane and provide proteins for the membrane, and other vesicles travel outside the cell-like vesicles containing insulin so it can be released into the bloodstream.

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