endoplasmic reticulum
IRREGULAR NETWORK OF MEMBRANES COTERMINOUS WITH THE OUTER NUCLEAR MEMBRANE IN EUKARYOTE CYTOPLASM THAT FORM A MESHWORK OF TUBULAR CHANNELS, OFTEN EXPANDED INTO CISTERNAE
Rough ER; Smooth ER; Rough endoplasmic reticulum; Smooth endoplasmic reticulum; Endoplasmic Reticulum; Rough er; Agranular endoplasmic reticulum; Ergastoplasm; Endoplasmatic reticulum; Endoplasmic reticulum, smooth; Endoplasmic reticulum, rough; Smooth er; Granular endoplasmic reticulum; Endoplasmic Reticula; Endoplasmic reticula; Cell parts that detox; Sarcoplasmatic reticulum; Smooth endoplasmatic recticulum; ER membrane; Sarcoplasmic Reticulum; Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum; Sarcoplastic reticulum; Endoplasmic reticulum lumen; Smooth E/R; Soft endoplasmic reticulum
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¦ noun Biology a network of membranous tubules within the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell, continuous with the nuclear membrane.