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Description: Cnidocytes develop from interstitial cells (i-cells) in the body column of Hydra. They first divide into interconnected cell nests called nematoblasts. Within these nematoblasts the 4 different capsule types of Hydra mature from post-Golgi vesicles. The matured capsules migrate to the tentacles.
Title: Cnidocyte development in hydra
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Author: Bruno Gideon Bergheim
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