The endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membranes connected to the nucleus, with smooth ER involved in lipid/carbohydrate production and rough ER (with attached ribosomes) involved in protein synthesis and transport.
The endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membranes connected to the nucleus, with smooth ER involved in lipid/carbohydrate production and rough ER (with attached ribosomes) involved in protein synthesis and transport.
| Front | Endoplasmic reticulum 2.1.1(g) |
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| Back | -network of membranes enclosing flatted sacs (cisternae) connected to nucleus membrane 2 type: smooth ER- no ribosomes, responsible for lipid/carbs production rough ER- ribosomes attached, responsible for synthesis and transport of proteins |
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