STEM Dictionary

Lab Sciences:

Electron

Element

Embryo

Endoplasmic reticulum

Enzyme

Evaporation

Evolution

Extraction

Endoplasmic reticulum

Definition

a network of membranous tubules within the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell, continuous with the nuclear membrane

Sentence

The endoplasmic reticulum is involved in protein and lipid synthesis.

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This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 1104229, 1501756, and 1902474.