The site of triglyceride biosynthesis in milk.
THe triglyceride biosynthesis which occurs in freshly secreted goat skim milk can be localized predominantly to large (1-8 mum) pieces of membrane-bounded cytoplasm. These contain the usual cytoplasmic organelles (but no nucleus) plus one or more large lipid droplets.
D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D008042:Linolenic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D008566:Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D008892:Milk / Q000378:metabolism*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D008042:Linolenic Acids; D014280:Triglycerides