... in the number and size of lipid droplets. Hypertrophied mitochondria and enlarged lipid droplets were found to be in a close topographical association. The mechanism of mitochondrial enlargement is discussed as well as the latters’ role in the hepatocytes’ lipid metabolism. Acta anat. 96: 176-187 (1976) Effect...

...Maria A. Inforzato de Lima Presence and distribution of lipid were studied in the lining epithelia of three regions of the pigeon ( Columba livia ) crop: lateral lobes, median region near the cervical esophagus and median region near the thoracic esophagus. During the resting phase of the ‘milk...