Why Are Adipose Cells Called Signet Ring Cells?
What are adipose cells? Adipose cells are fat cells in the body. When examined in connective tissue in a large concentration, the area is referred to as adipose tissue. Most normal, healthy fat cells are spherical when examined alone, but their shape is easily changed when the cells are pushed together in tightly packed adipose tissue. What happens to adipose cells? Adipose cells have a large globule of fat in the center of the cell. To prepare a sample of adipose tissue for examination under a microscope, the fat is dissolved using alcohol and xylol. Looked at under a microscope, the fat cells after processing have a space where the fat globule was. This pushes the nucleus to one end of the cell where it flattens out. Collagen fibers maintain the cell structure from their support on the outside of the adipose cells. Cytoplasm of the cells creates the border between the interior of the adipose cell from the exterior. How adipose cells resemble signet rings jQuery(document).ready(functi
