See Also: smooth endoplasmic reticulum(medicine)
endoplasmic reticulum, smooth(medicine)
smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum(medicine)
Endoplasmic reticulum(health)
Endoplasmic reticulum(medicine)
endoplasmic reticulum (ER)(encyclopedia)
granular endoplasmic reticulum(medicine)
agranular endoplasmic reticulum(medicine)
transitional endoplasmic reticulum(medicine)
rough endoplasmic reticulum(medicine)

decerebration (medicine) and endoplasmic reticulum, smooth (medicine)


decerebration (medicine)


decerebration
Spontaneous extension of elbows, wrists and legs which suggests damage to the diencephalon (midbrain). Seen in cases of stroke and some cases of encephalitis. The decerebrate reflex is a clinical finding characterised by rigid contraction of the extensor and Other muscles which maintain an animal in the standing position (antigravity muscles), may be seen in association with a severe stroke, intracranial haemorrhage, cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral toxin or transection of the brain below the level of the anterior corpora quadrigemina but above the vestibular nuclei, clinically may be preceded by decortication.


endoplasmic reticulum, smooth (medicine)


endoplasmic reticulum, smooth


A type of endoplasmic reticulum lacking associated ribosomes on the membrane surface. It exhibits a wide range of specialised metabolic functions including supplying enzymes for steroid synthesis, detoxification, and glycogen breakdown. In muscle cells, smooth endoplasmic reticulum is called sarcoplasmic reticulum.