Oil droplets in the chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleo) retina.
The cones of the chameleon retina have, in the scleral portion of their inner segment, an oil drop whose morphology is similar in all the photoreceptors possessing this droplet. The irregularities in the membrane surrounding the lipid matrix show close relationships with the surrounding mitochondria.
D000818:Animals; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology*