. "A complex system of membrane-bounded compartments located between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi complex, with a distinctive membrane protein composition; involved in ER-to-Golgi transport." . . . "endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment" . "ER-Golgi intermediate compartment" . "ERGIC" . "pre-Golgi intermediate compartment" . "vesicular-tubular cluster" . . . .