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Fig. 5 | Lipids in Health and Disease

Fig. 5

From: Histomorphology, ultrastructure and fatty acid composition of the adipose tissue in pansteatitis, the potentials in understanding the underlying mechanism and diagnosis of pansteatitis in the Nile crocodile

Fig. 5

Histology of the intramuscular adipose tissue of the Nile crocodile, showing the thin fibrous connective tissue capsule – black arrow (a), thick collagen fibers in the ECM forming a mosaic pattern (m) in b and c. Inflammatory cells (red arrow), monocyte (c), small lymphocyte (d), eosinophil (e), large lymphocyte (f) and preadipocytes (p) are seen in the highly compressed blood vessel. Bars represent the magnifications at scales a, 200 μm, b, 20 μm, c – f, 10 μm

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Lipids in Health and Disease

ISSN: 1476-511X