Lipid droplets of the sebaceous gland: some new observations from tannic acid fixation.
Electron microscopic examination using tannic acid fixation strongly supported the view that lipid droplets in the normal human sebaceous gland originate from smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum. A true limiting membrane was clearly detected around the lipid droplets in the incipient stages but was undetectable in mature droplets.
D000328:Adult; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005404:Fixatives; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009940:Organoids / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012627:Sebaceous Glands / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013634:Tannins
D005404:Fixatives; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins; D013634:Tannins