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Endoplasmic Reticulum, Smooth MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Endoplasmic Reticulum, Smooth
Tree Number(s)
A11.284.430.214.190.875.248.310
Unique ID
D018871
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018871
Annotation
smooth endoplasmic reticulum in muscle = SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, ROUGH is also available
Scope Note
A type of endoplasmic reticulum lacking associated ribosomes on the membrane surface. It exhibits a wide range of specialized metabolic functions including supplying enzymes for steroid synthesis, detoxification, and glycogen breakdown. In muscle cells, smooth endoplasmic reticulum is called SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM.
Entry Term(s)
Endoplasmic Reticulum, Agranular
Previous Indexing
Endoplasmic Reticulum (1966-1995)
Public MeSH Note
96
History Note
96
Date Established
1996/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/12/27
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Endoplasmic Reticulum, Smooth Preferred
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