Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum, or smooth ER, is found in both animal cells and plant cells. Smooth ER helps the body make and metabolize fats and steroid hormones.

Rough endoplasmic reticulum is studded with ribosomes. Smooth ER is not.

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum Media

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  3D rendering of endoplasmic reticulum

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  A 2-minute animation showing how a protein destined for the secretory pathway is synthesized and secreted into the rough endoplasmic reticulum, which appears at the upper right approximately halfway through the animation

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  Electron micrograph showing smooth ER (arrow) in mouse tissue, at 110,510× magnification

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  Skeletal muscle fiber, with sarcoplasmic reticulum colored in blue

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  Ca2+-antagonized transport into the endoplasmic reticulum (CaATiER) model

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