smooth ER

what is the shape like?

like a tubular type structure

what membrane?

membranous system of tubular canals that branches throughout the cytoplasm, except no ribosomes

what is it continuous with?

continuous with rough ER or sometimes with the nuclear membrane

what is created in the rough ER

packages proteins created in the rough ER into transition vesicles

lipid synthesis

steroid hormones such as testosterone, estrogen, and aldosterone are produced in the smooth ER

what has high smooth ER numbers

in testes, ovaries, and adrenal glands

carbohydrates synthesis and metabolism

this is primarily in the liver cells; converting glycogen to glucose

what is smooth ER involved in the liver?

in the detoxification of drugs, including alcohol

peroxisomes

they are often attached to the smooth ER and possess enzymes capable of detoxifying drugs