Definition of Endoplasmic reticulum

1. Noun. A network of membranes within the cytoplasm of cells, where proteins and lipids are synthesized. ¹

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Medical Definition of Endoplasmic reticulum

1. Membrane system that ramifies through the cytoplasm. The membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum are separated by 50-200 nm and the cisternal space thus enclosed constitutes a separate compartment. The Golgi region is composed of flattened sacs of membrane that together with endoplasmic reticulum and lysosomes constitute the GERL system. See: smooth endoplasmic reticulum, rough endoplasmic reticulum. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Endoplasmic Reticulum

endophoras
endophragma
endophragmal
endophthalmitis
endophthalmitis ophthalmia nodosa
endophthalmitis phacoanaphylactica
endophthalmodonesis
endophyllous
endophyte
endophytes
endophytic
endoplasm
endoplasma
endoplasmic
endoplasmic reticula
endoplasmic reticulum (current term)
endoplasmin
endoplasms
endoplast
endoplastic
endoplastica
endoplasts
endoplastule
endoplastules
endopleura
endopleurite
endopleurites
endopod
endopodite
endopodites

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