Lipoblast Explained

A lipoblast is a precursor cell for an adipocyte.^[1]

Alternate terms include adipoblast^[2] and preadipocyte.^[3]

Early stages are almost indistinguishable from fibroblasts.^[4]

Liposarcoma

Lipoblasts are seen in liposarcoma^[5] and characteristically have abundant multivacuolated clear cytoplasm and a dark staining (hyperchromatic), indented nucleus.

See also

• Adipogenesis
• Adipose differentiation-related protein
• Lipoblastoma
• List of human cell types derived from the germ layers

Notes and References

1. Book: Barbara Young. Paul R. Wheater. Wheater's functional histology: a text and colour atlas. 18 April 2010. 2006. Elsevier Health Sciences. 978-0-443-06850-8. 74–.
2. Dani C . Embryonic stem cell-derived adipogenesis . Cells Tissues Organs (Print) . 165 . 3–4 . 173–80 . 1999 . 10592389 . 10.1159/000016697. 41201445 .
3. Coskun H, Summerfield TL, Kniss DA, Friedman A . Mathematical modeling of preadipocyte fate determination . J Theor Biol . 265. 1. 87–94. April 2010 . 20385145 . 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.03.047 . 2010JThBi.265...87C .
4. Book: Ray C. Henrikson. Gordon I. Kaye. Joseph E. Mazurkiewicz. Histology. 18 April 2010. 31 July 1997. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 978-0-683-06225-0. 118–.
5. Book: Lester J. Layfield. Cytopathology of bone and soft tissue tumors. 18 April 2010. 2002. Oxford University Press US. 978-0-19-513236-6. 83–.