smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
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smooth endoplasmic reticulum — An internal membrane structure of the eukaryotic cell. Biochemically similar to the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), but lacks the ribosome binding function. Tends to be tubular rather than sheet like, may be separate from the RER or may be an… … Dictionary of molecular biology
smooth endoplasmic reticulum — a region of the endoplasmic reticulum composed of tubular elements lacking ribosomes and associated with many metabolic processes, including carbohydrate metabolism, the synthesis of lipids, cholesterol, and carbohydrates, and drug metabolism … Medical dictionary
smooth endoplasmic reticulum. — See under endoplasmic reticulum … Useful english dictionary
endoplasmic reticulum — n a system of interconnected vesicular and lamellar cytoplasmic membranes that functions esp. in the transport of materials within the cell and that is studded with ribosomes in some places see ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM * * * a system of… … Medical dictionary
Endoplasmic reticulum — The endoplasmic reticulum (Greek endo = within (prefix), plásma = formed entity , Latin reticulum = little net ), or ER, is an organelle found in all eukaryotic cells that is an interconnected network of tubules, vesicles and cisternae. The lacey … Wikipedia
endoplasmic reticulum — Cell Biol. a network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell, occurring either with a smooth surface (smooth endoplasmic reticulum) or studded with ribosomes (rough endoplasmic reticulum), involved in the transport of materials. See … Universalium
endoplasmic reticulum — endoplas′mic retic′ulum n. cbl a network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell, occurring either with a smooth surface (smooth endoplasmic reticulum) or studded with ribosomes (rough endoplasmic reticulum), involved in the… … From formal English to slang
endoplasmic reticulum — (en do plas mik rē tik u lum) A system of membranous tubules and flattened sacs (cisternae) in the cytoplasmic matrix of eucaryotic cells. Rough or granular endoplasmic reticulum (RER or GER) bears ribosomes on its surface; smooth or agranular… … Dictionary of microbiology
agranular endoplasmic reticulum — smooth endoplasmic r … Medical dictionary
endoplasmic reticulum — A network of double membranes continuous with the cell membrane and nuclear membrane; if lined with ribosomes called rough, if unlined called smooth … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
