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smooth endoplasmic reticulum creates lipids and steroids for the cell

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Where is the rough endoplasmic reticulem located?

Usually very near to or attached to the nuclear envelope.


What does er mean in terms of biology?

ER, or endoplasmic reticulum, is a network of membranes found in eukaryotic cells involved in the synthesis, folding, modification, and transport of proteins and lipids. There are two types of ER: rough ER, which has ribosomes attached to its surface and is involved in protein synthesis, and smooth ER, which lacks ribosomes and is involved in lipid metabolism and detoxification.


Where lipids are synthesized in eukaryotes?

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum.


What organelle detoxifies alcohol in the liver?

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Is the endoplasmic reticulum connected to the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

No because if they been connected then it be smooth endoplasmic reticulum or the rough endoplasmic reticulum and it will be one of the both :p


The portion of the endoplasmic reticulum that lacks attached ribosomes?

The portion of the endoplasmic reticulum that lacks attached ribosomes is called smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER). It is involved in lipid metabolism, detoxification of drugs and toxins, and calcium storage and release in muscle cells.


In what organelle are steroids triglycerides and phospholipids synthesized?

smooth endoplasmic reticulum


Name the two kinds of endoplasmic reticulum?

Two types of Endoplasmic Reticuli exists, the rough endoplasmic reticulum and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is involved in the synthesis of proteins -{from through}- VIA the ribosomes embedded within its structure. The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in the synthesis of lipids and steroids.


What is the size of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

there is really no definite size of a smooth endoplasmic reticulum, they range in size. :)


What is the name of the organelle that synthesizes lipids and carbohydrates?

smooth endoplasmic reticulum


What is the membranous system that has rough and smooth varieties?

The endoplasmic reticulum is the membranous system that has rough and smooth varieties. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is studded with ribosomes that synthesize proteins, while the smooth endoplasmic reticulum plays a role in lipid metabolism and detoxification.


What is another word for endoplasmic reticulum?

smooth endoplasmic reticulum