lipid droplet

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This leads to the appearance of macrophagederived foam cells whose cytoplasm is swollen with lipid droplets.
Morphological changes include the coalescence of lipid droplets and the appearance of a hyaline layer beneath the cuticle.
The in vitro-developed blastocysts had lipid droplets with a higher electron density than in the in vivo ones, albeit with a lower homogeneity.
In the group of microinjection-derived normal-looking blastocysts the cytoplasm of normal blastomeres contained a few lipid droplets.
It is possible that the lipids directly penetrate the membrane and remain as small lipid droplets inside the organelle.
In unfed ticks, the cells of the secretory lobes are filled with numerous tiny vesicles containing 2,6-dichlorophenol stored in lipid droplets.
It is suggested that the giant lipid droplets may be involved in the delay of germination of the aged seeds.
Although lipid droplets were present in the blastocyst stage in both species, their morphological characteristics seem to be different.
Oocytes attached to the rachis have a large nucleus, and a cytoplasm rich in lipid droplets probably acting as a food reserve for further development.
The dextran conjugate prevented the sequestration of dye into lipid droplets.
Lipid droplets in matured oocytes featured finely marbled or partially saturated figures, with an associated homogeneous area.
The few unfertilized oocytes have a thick membrane closely attached to the cell contents with large spaces and darkly-stained lipid droplets.
There was a paucity of lipid droplets which are normally present both within the caecal lumen and its epithelial wall.
Oocytes, rich in large lipid droplets and dense granules surrounded by a thick, dense membrane, are penetrated by spermatozoa leading to nuclear division.
The cytoplasm is filled with many lipid droplets and small, electron-dense granules (fig. 4).
In vitro matured oocytes undergoing parthenogenesis had lipid droplets that resembled those of fertilised oocytes until the pronuclear stage.
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