The liver is involved in detoxification of many poisons and drugs. Which of the following structures is primarily involved in this process and therefore abundant in liver cells?
- nuclear envelope
- lysosomes
- rough ER
- Golgi apparatus
- smooth ER
The liver is involved in detoxification of many poisons and drugs. Which of the following structures is primarily involved in this process and therefore abundant in liver cells?
Answer: smooth ER
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum (smooth ER) is the structure primarily involved in the detoxification process in liver cells, making it abundant in those cells.