Lipoblast
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A lipoblast is a precursor cell for a adipocyte
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Alternate terms include adipoblast and preadipocyte.
Early stages are almost indistinguishable from fibroblast
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and characteristically have abundant multi-vaculated clear cytoplasm and a dark staining (hyperchromatic), indented nucleus
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Adipocyte
However, in some reports and textbooks, the number of fat cell increased in childhood and adolescence. The total number is constant in both obese and lean adult...
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Alternate terms include adipoblast and preadipocyte.
Early stages are almost indistinguishable from fibroblast
Fibroblast
A fibroblast is a type of cell that synthesizes the extracellular matrix and collagen, the structural framework for animal tissues, and plays a critical role in wound healing...
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Liposarcoma
Lipoblasts are seen in liposarcomaLiposarcoma
Liposarcoma is a malignant tumor that arises in fat cells in deep soft tissue, such as that inside the thigh or in the retroperitoneum.They are typically large bulky tumors which tend to have multiple smaller satellites extending beyond the main confines of the tumor.Liposarcomas, like all...
and characteristically have abundant multi-vaculated clear cytoplasm and a dark staining (hyperchromatic), indented nucleus
Cell nucleus
In cell biology, the nucleus is a membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells. It contains most of the cell's genetic material, organized as multiple long linear DNA molecules in complex with a large variety of proteins, such as histones, to form chromosomes. The genes within these...
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