Prescott's Microbiology
Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is defined as an irregular network of branching as well as fusing membranous tubules. The size of the ER is approximately 40 to 70 nm in diameter. The continuous membrane system of the ER produced several flattened sacs in the cytoplasm is known as cisternae. The ER is divided into two types such as rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER).

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