Endoplasmic Reticulum Definition

ĕndə-plăzmĭk
noun
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 associated with protein synthesis.
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Noun

Singular:
endoplasmic reticulum
Plural:
endoplasmic-reticula

Endoplasmic Reticulum Sentence Examples

  • Control is exerted within a network of membranes called endoplasmic reticulum (ER ), which transports proteins throughout the cell.

  • The outer membrane is continuous with the rough endoplasmic reticulum.

  • Don't forget ribosomes, the golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum.

  • Teaching Materials; Flagella; Cilia; Centrioles; endoplasmic reticulum Illustrated notes on the endoplasmic reticulum aimed at students.

  • They are also expressed in brain, egg cells and many other tissues, where they regulate calcium release from the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

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