This field shows a group of unilocular adipose cells or adipocytes (*). These cells show a single large cavity normally occupied by a single large lipid droplet. The lipid was dissolved by the solvents utilized during the preparation of the histological section. The nuclei of these cells (arrows) are seen in a thin layer of cytoplasm at the periphery of the cells. Each adipocyte is surrounded by a thin layer of connective tissue (arrowheads).

Groups of adipocytes (*) are separated by large septae of connective tissue fibres (+).

Stain: H–­­E
Magnification: ×900