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What does endoplasmic reticulum mean?

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  1. (cytology) A network of membranes within the cytoplasm of cells, where proteins and lipids are synthesized.
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Ifosfamide is activated by metabolism in the liver by the mixed function oxidase system of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
The cytoplasm also contained some mitochondria, granular endoplasmic reticulum, single ribosomes and polyribosomes, and Golgi complexes.
Aggregation of smooth endoplasmic reticulum in the supranuclear region has also been described in the brush cells of the striped snake.
It is also present in smaller amounts in the membranes of the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum within the cells.
Methyl viologen also affects electron-transducing reactions in the endoplasmic reticulum and in mitochondria.
Slower-mobility products result from improper processing in the endoplasmic reticulum, which is likely the result of misfolding.

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