Medical Dictionary
endoplasmic reticulum
noun
Medical Definition of ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
: a system of interconnected vesicular and lamellar cytoplasmic membranes that functions especially in the transport of materials within the cell and that is studded with ribosomes in some places—see rough endoplasmic reticulum
Illustration of ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
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