The first report of the occurrence of cilium in fat-storing cells in the reptilian liver (Eumeces algeriensis, Daudin 1802).
Fat-storing cells in the liver of an adult Schneider's skink were investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy. The fat-storing cells were localized in the perisinusoidal space or in the hepatic "recessus". They revealed a single cilium originating from one of the paired centrioles and projecting into the perisinusoidal space. The functional significance of a single cilium in the fat-storing cell is still unclear.
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Department of Zoology, University of Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000818:Animals; D002923:Cilia / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008099:Liver / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron