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What does enduplasmic reticulum mean?

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A network of membranous tubules within the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell, continuous with the nuclear membrane. It usually has ribosomes attached and is involved in protein and lipid synthesis.
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a continuous membrane system that forms a series of flattened sacs within the cytoplasm of Eukaryota cells and serves multiple functions, being important particularly in the synthesis, folding, modification, and transport of proteins .
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