Lipid droplets
The epithelial cells lining the oviduct, seen here, possess numerous small lipid droplets in their apical cytoplasm. This tissue has been fixed with osmium tetroxide, which stabilizes the lipid, preventing it from being extracted by fat solvents used during tissue processing. This reaction of osmium with lipid results in a yellowish-brown product that is visible by light microscopy. Toluidine blue stain, 1000x
Lipid droplets
The epithelial cells lining the oviduct, seen here, possess numerous small lipid droplets in their apical cytoplasm. This tissue has been fixed with osmium tetroxide, which stabilizes the lipid, preventing it from being extracted by fat solvents used during tissue processing. This reaction of osmium with lipid results in a yellowish-brown product that is visible by light microscopy. Toluidine blue stain, 1000x
Cilia
The epithelial cells lining the oviduct, seen here, possess numerous small lipid droplets in their apical cytoplasm. This tissue has been fixed with osmium tetroxide, which stabilizes the lipid, preventing it from being extracted by fat solvents used during tissue processing. This reaction of osmium with lipid results in a yellowish-brown product that is visible by light microscopy. Toluidine blue stain, 1000x
Columnar cells
The epithelial cells lining the oviduct, seen here, possess numerous small lipid droplets in their apical cytoplasm. This tissue has been fixed with osmium tetroxide, which stabilizes the lipid, preventing it from being extracted by fat solvents used during tissue processing. This reaction of osmium with lipid results in a yellowish-brown product that is visible by light microscopy. Toluidine blue stain, 1000x
- Nuclei
The epithelial cells lining the oviduct, seen here, possess numerous small lipid droplets in their apical cytoplasm. This tissue has been fixed with osmium tetroxide, which stabilizes the lipid, preventing it from being extracted by fat solvents used during tissue processing. This reaction of osmium with lipid results in a yellowish-brown product that is visible by light microscopy. Toluidine blue stain, 1000x
Lumen of oviduct
The epithelial cells lining the oviduct, seen here, possess numerous small lipid droplets in their apical cytoplasm. This tissue has been fixed with osmium tetroxide, which stabilizes the lipid, preventing it from being extracted by fat solvents used during tissue processing. This reaction of osmium with lipid results in a yellowish-brown product that is visible by light microscopy. Toluidine blue stain, 1000x
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