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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (SER)

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Regions of ER that lack bound polyribosomes and are continuous with RER but less abundant.

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Characteristics of SER

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Lacking polyribosomes

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Comparison with RER

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Unlike the cisternae of RER

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Function of SER

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Abundant in cells that function in lipid metabolism.

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