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Cisterna
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<p>A cisterna (pl.: cisternae) is a flattened <a href="/facts/Membrane/FDlaJe23">membrane</a> vesicle found in the <a href="/facts/Endoplasmic_reticulum/DVbLA7GE">endoplasmic reticulum</a> and <a href="/facts/Golgi_apparatus/F91pGb3t">Golgi apparatus</a>. Cisternae are an integral part of the packaging and modification processes of proteins occurring in the Golgi. </p>