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Nuclear envelope

Set of two membranes containing nuclear pores that surround the cell nucleus.

Double-membrane boundary of the eukaryotic nucleus, continuous with the rough ER and perforated by nuclear pore complexes that gate macromolecular transport.

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  • Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary

    Double-membrane boundary of the eukaryotic nucleus, continuous with the rough ER and perforated by nuclear pore complexes that gate macromolecular transport.

Related terms

Endoplasmic reticulum, Eukaryotic cells