Question: What are cytoplasmic inclusions?

Natasha Myhill answered on 6 Nov 2017:

Cool question. Cytoplasmic inclusions are the way that cells store proteins/nutrients/hormones (basically anything it uses for key processes) inside the cell so they can be used at a certain time. So if you imagine the cell as a big blob, they are filled with lots of little blobs. The inclusions can then be used when they are needed and stored when they are not. For example, lipid droplets are stored inside fat cells, pigments that colour the skin and hair are stored in these cells and glycogen is stored in this way in bacteria (it can be used for energy production when needed).