INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
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Question
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What does the Smooth ER do?????
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Helps Nucleus
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Storage Organelle
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The SER is a storage site for calcium within cells. Calcium is pumped into the SER by active transport and released in response to hormonal signals. This is particularly important in muscle cells where the SER is so prominent it has a special name, the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
Detailed explanation-2: -Calcium Store The role of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum in calcium ion storage and release is of particular importance in the cells of the nervous and muscular system that use calcium-mediated signaling for excitation and contraction.
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