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microsome
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microsome /mi·cro·some/ (mi´krah-sōm) any of the vesicular fragments of endoplasmic reticulum formed after disruption and centrifugation of cells.microso´mal
mi·cro·some (mkr-sm)
n.
A small particle in the cytoplasm of a cell, typically consisting of fragmented endoplasmic reticulum to which ribosomes are attached.
microsome
[mī′krəsōm]
a fragment of endoplasmic reticulum associated with ribosomes, found in cells that have been homogenized and ultracentrifuged.
microsome
any of the vesicular fragments of endoplasmic reticulum produced during disruption and centrifugation of cells.


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