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. 2011 Jun 3;4:195–203. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S18435

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Oil red O staining of liver tissue from hamsters fed on hyperlipidemic diets. Magnification 400×. A) Normal diet, B) diet adequate in methionine and choline (5A4C), C) diet deficient in methionine and choline (5D4F), and D) diet adequate in methionine and deficient in choline (5D4E). Hamster hepatocytes are filled with microvesicular and/or macrovesicular fat deposits; they are depicted as reddish-orange deposits, as shown with Oil red O staining.