Lipid droplets
Adipocytes can also form an entire tissue, as seen in this section of subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin. The “honeycomb” appearance of the tissue results from the loss of the lipid from the cells during tissue processing. In life, these cells contain a single, large droplet of lipid which nearly fills the cell and displaces the cytoplasm and nucleus to the periphery. Hypodermis 400x
Adipocytes
Adipocytes can also form an entire tissue, as seen in this section of subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin. The “honeycomb” appearance of the tissue results from the loss of the lipid from the cells during tissue processing. In life, these cells contain a single, large droplet of lipid which nearly fills the cell and displaces the cytoplasm and nucleus to the periphery. Hypodermis 400x
- Lipid
Adipocytes can also form an entire tissue, as seen in this section of subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin. The “honeycomb” appearance of the tissue results from the loss of the lipid from the cells during tissue processing. In life, these cells contain a single, large droplet of lipid which nearly fills the cell and displaces the cytoplasm and nucleus to the periphery. Hypodermis 400x
- Cytoplasm
Adipocytes can also form an entire tissue, as seen in this section of subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin. The “honeycomb” appearance of the tissue results from the loss of the lipid from the cells during tissue processing. In life, these cells contain a single, large droplet of lipid which nearly fills the cell and displaces the cytoplasm and nucleus to the periphery. Hypodermis 400x
- Nuclei
Adipocytes can also form an entire tissue, as seen in this section of subcutaneous tissue beneath the skin. The “honeycomb” appearance of the tissue results from the loss of the lipid from the cells during tissue processing. In life, these cells contain a single, large droplet of lipid which nearly fills the cell and displaces the cytoplasm and nucleus to the periphery. Hypodermis 400x