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endoplasmic reticulum

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endoplasmic reticulum
n. Abbr. ER
The membrane network in cytoplasm that is composed of tubules or cisternae. Some membranes carry ribosomes on their surfaces while others are smooth.

endoplasmic reticulum (ER),
n an extensive network of membrane-enclosed tubules in the cytoplasm of a cell.

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The N-terminal anchor sequences of 11[beta]-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases determine their orientation in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.
Most viral particles are nonenveloped, but a few acquire an envelope structure during passage through the endoplasmic reticulum (8,15).
One common feature exhibited by all these cells was an abundance of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) with dilated cisternae (figure 4).
 
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