sarcoplasmic reticulum

Term Information

Accession
GO:0016529
Ontology
cellular component
Synonyms
alt_id: GO:0008221
Definition
A fine reticular network of membrane-limited elements that pervades the sarcoplasm of a muscle cell; continuous over large portions of the cell and with the nuclear envelope; that part of the endoplasmic reticulum specialized for calcium release, uptake and storage. [source: GOC:mtg_muscle, ISBN:0124325653, ISBN:0198547684]
Comment
See also the cellular component terms 'sarcoplasm ; GO:0016528', 'nuclear envelope ; GO:0005635' and 'endoplasmic reticulum ; GO:0005783'.
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