noun
smooth endoplasmic reticulum; smooth ER
A cell biology term for the organelle involved in lipid synthesis and detoxification, lacking ribosomes on its surface.
滑面小胞体は脂質の合成に関与する。
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in lipid synthesis.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum, studded with ribosomes and primarily involved in protein synthesis, contrasting with the smooth ER's role in lipid metabolism.
A compound of 滑面 (smooth surface) and 小胞体 (endoplasmic reticulum), directly describing the organelle's appearance under an electron microscope.