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Smooth ER

ID Number
1292

Description
The endoplasmic reticulum comes in two types: Rough ER is covered with ribosomes and prepares newly made proteins; smooth ER specializes in making lipids and breaking down toxic molecules.

Appears in the NIGMS booklet Inside the Cell.

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Source
Judith Stoffer

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Judith Stoffer

 

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