Morphological characteristics of the subcutaneous tissue of the leg region in human fetus

Abstract

The objective of the study was to assess the peculiarities of the structure and distribution of adipose tissue of the lower leg in human fetuses of 5-8 months. Conclusions. Adipocytes are located singly in 5-month-old human fetuses, in 6-month-old fetuses they form elongated clusters, and from the end of the 7th to the beginning of the 8th month of the fetal period of ontogenesis, adipocytes form plaque-like structures located in several rows. The lowest number of fat cells is observed in 5-month-old human fetuses, among which the percentage of multilocular cells is 85.3±0.92%. In 6-month-old human fetuses, the ratio of multilocular cells to unilocular cells is 93.0±0.12%; in 7-month-old fetuses – 72.7±0.16%; in fetuses of 8 months of gestation – 57.8±0.17%.