Meaning Of The Word Endoplasmic reticulum

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endoplasmic reticulum in American English
a system of folded membranes, channels, and flattened sacs in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, involved in the synthesis, storage, and transport of various substances necessary to cell function: as the point of attachment for ribosomes, it is especially
noun: 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

endoplasmic reticulum in British English
noun: an extensive intracellular membrane system whose functions include synthesis and transport of lipids and, in regions where ribosomes are attached, of proteins

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