Concept information
Preferred term
Adipose Tissue, Brown
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Brown Adipose Tissue
- Brown Fat
- Fat, Brown
Scope note
- A thermogenic form of adipose tissue composed of BROWN ADIPOCYTES. It is found in newborns of many species including humans, and in hibernating mammals. Brown fat is richly vascularized, innervated, and densely packed with MITOCHONDRIA which can generate heat directly from the stored lipids.
History note
- 2007 (1968)
In other languages
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Finnish
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ruskea rasvakudos
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Swedish
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Brunt fett
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002001
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