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. 2015 Oct 30;5:15909. doi: 10.1038/srep15909

Figure 3. The occupied area of the interstitial adipose tissue varied greatly between species with different diving behaviours.

Figure 3

Osmioum postfixation technique. Adipocytes were visualised as cells with a variable staining pattern ranging from olive green to black. (A) Adult female of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Adipocytes were displayed within the interstitial connective tissue (arrowheads). 200× magnification. (B) High amount of adipocytes were displayed within the perimysium. Juvenile male of short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). 200× magnification.