Term Name: nuclear envelope
Synonyms:
Definition: The double lipid bilayer enclosing the nucleus and separating its contents from the rest of the cytoplasm; includes the intermembrane space, a gap of width 20-40 nm (also called the perinuclear space).
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005635]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: endomembrane system nucleus
has parts: microtubule organizing center attachment site nuclear envelope adjacent to nuclear pore complex nuclear envelope lumen nuclear membrane nuclear membrane protein complex nuclear pore nucleoplasmic reticulum
is a type of: organelle envelope