Lipid droplets

This electron micrograph shows a cell whose cytoplasm contains numerous lipid droplets. Lipid droplets are bounded by a single layer of phospholipids, not a unit membrane. The monolayer is coated with proteins that provide structural integrity, regulate lipid metabolism and facilitate droplet docking with other organelles. Lipids droplets often coalesce with each other. 6000x

This electron micrograph shows a cell whose cytoplasm contains numerous lipid droplets. Lipid droplets are bounded by a single layer of phospholipids, not a unit membrane. The monolayer is coated with proteins that provide structural integrity, regulate lipid metabolism and facilitate droplet docking with other organelles. Lipids droplets often coalesce with each other. 6000x