A "'chromatoid body "'is a dense structure in the cytoplasm of male germ cells.
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For example, chromatoid bodies are found only in male germ cells, whereas transport granules have so far been found only in neurons and oocytes.
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As chromatoid body is significantly bigger than other known RNP granules it is seen even with light microscopy and was discovered already in 1876 by A . von Brunn.
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It is composed mainly of RNAs and RNA-binding proteins and is thus a type of processing bodies chromatoid body is thought to be involved in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression.
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