Flashcard sets with a 'smooth endoplasmic reticulum' term meaning 'called smooth because of the absence of ribosomes, has three main functions a] intracellular transport, b] lipid synthesis, c] drug and alcohol detoxification, the smooth endoplasmic reticulum is also involved in synthesizing derivatives of cholesterol such as the steroid hormones, it is especially well developed in the cells of the liver'

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