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endoplasmic

endoplasmic

1 8.8
Found inside a cell
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛndəˈplæzmɪk/
  • Specialized
: endoplasmático
  • So where you see the speckles, here the free ribosomes and then the ribosomes bound to the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • rough endoplasmic
  • smooth endoplasmic

Examples

  • The mature core particles are then packed into the HBsAg/pre-S in the endoplasmic reticulum and exported from the cell.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Those cells absorb all of the building blocks of milk, then synthesize tiny droplets of fat on structures called smooth endoplasmic reticula.

  • The accumulation of viral proteins within the endoplasmic reticulum may be directly cytotoxic.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Studies have shown that IR-induced tumor cell death is associated with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) disturbances.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The enzymes involved in TAG biogenesis are located primarily in the endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, and related organelles (12, 13).

    Blog text (27)
  • Milieu interne changes induced by radiation will cause an endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) response, which leaves tumor cells in a stress state.

    Academic text (2018)
  • When pre-core is transcribed, HBcAg is targeted to the endoplasmic reticulum, where it is cleaved and HBeAg is secreted.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The core protein translocates to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and/or mitochondria, while viral RNA attaches to the ribosomes.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Intracellular ACE is likely to be active during trafficking through the endoplasmic reticulum, as ACE has been shown to modify major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I peptides in this compartment.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The smooth endoplasmic reticulum plays a crucial role in lipid synthesis within the cell.

Synonyms

inner
vsendoplasmic
279 1.4

Close to the inside of something and nearer its center

means specifically the inside region of a cell rather than any object
intracellular
vsendoplasmic
  • Specialized
3 7.2

Happening inside cells

is limited to the inner region of a cell rather than the whole cell
cytoplasmic
vsendoplasmic
  • Specialized
2 7.1

Inside the liquid part of a cell

refers to the inside region generally, not only the cell fluid
subcellular
vsendoplasmic
  • Specialized
1 6.4

Parts and actions that happen inside a cell

focuses on the inner region rather than any internal component
cytoplasmatic
vsendoplasmic
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Relating to the jelly-like fluid inside a cell

describes the inside area generally, not restricted to that fluid

How Internal

intracellular
  • Specialized
3 7.2
endoplasmic
  • Specialized
1 8.8
ectoplasmic
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

endoplasmic positive

Morphology

endoplasmic = endoplasm (transparent) = endoplasm + ic

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ic' to the noun 'endoplasm', so the adjective clearly means 'relating to endoplasm'.

Etymology

Endoplasmic comes from the parts endo- meaning 'within' and plasm meaning 'formed substance', the same root as plasma you hear in 'blood plasma'. So endoplasmic describes something that is 'inside the cell's inner material', which is why we use it for parts found within a cell.