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Tissues > Connective Tissue > Adipose Tissue

Preferred term

Adipose Tissue  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Fatty Tissue
  • Tissue, Fatty

Note

  • inflammation = PANNICULITIS; /surg: consider also LIPECTOMY; do not confuse with FAT BODY

Scope note

  • Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000273

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