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In the adipose cell, the stored lipid is apparently not separated from the cytoplasmic matrix by a membrane. The cytoplasm is reduced to a thin rim containing flattened cisternae of smooth endoplasmic reticulum applied to the surface of the lipid droplet and numerous microvesicles of endocytotic origin (EV).
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Vail, W.J., Papahadjopoulos, D., Moscarello, M.A.: Interaction of a hydrophobic protein with liposomes: evidence for particles seen in freeze-fracture as being proteins. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 345, 463–467 (1974).
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Orci, L., Perrelet, A. (1975). Adipose Tissue. In: Freeze-Etch Histology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66020-7_14
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