We compared histological structure of the orbital and subcutaneous adipose tissue. Quantitative morphometry showed that the mean diameter of adipocytes and their volume density in the orbital adipose tissue were significantly lower than in the subcutaneous fat, while volume density of vessels and elements of the connective tissue in the orbital adipose tissue was higher. Previously known and revealed here differences in the structure of orbital and subcutaneous adipose tissue do not answer the question, whether subcutaneous adipose tissue can be used for replacement of the orbital tissue deficit.
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Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 164, No. 9, pp.381-384, September, 2017
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Afanas’eva, D.S., Gushchina, M.B. & Borzenok, S.A. Comparison of Morphology of Adipose Body of the Orbit and Subcutaneous Fat in Humans. Bull Exp Biol Med 164, 394–396 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-018-3997-x
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