Cellular component
Microsome
| Definition | The microsomes are a heterogenous set of vesicles 20-200nm in diameter and formed from the endoplasmic reticulum when cells are disrupted. The vesicles are isolated by differential centrifugation and are composed of three structural features: rough vesicles, smooth vesicles and ribosomes. Numerous enzyme activities are associated with the microsomal fraction. |
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| Category | › Cellular component
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| Keywords | › Microsome
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| GO | › microsome [ GO:0005792 ]
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