Endoplasmic Reticulum
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Endoplasmic reticulum
- Continuous with nuclear envelope
- Cisternae enclose a space called the ER lumen
- Rough ER: with bound ribosomes; site of protein synthesis, processing and secretion
- Smooth ER: no ribosomes; lipid synthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, detoxification