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Cells > Connective Tissue Cells > Adipocytes

Preferred term

Adipocytes  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cell, Fat
  • Cells, Fat
  • Fat Cell
  • Fat Cells
  • Lipocyte
  • Lipocytes

Scope note

  • Cells in the body that store FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. WHITE ADIPOCYTES are the predominant type and found mostly in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue. BROWN ADIPOCYTES are thermogenic cells that can be found in newborns of some species and hibernating mammals.

History note

  • 94

In other languages

  • rasvasolut

    Finnish

  • adipocytus
  • adiposyytit
  • adiposyytti
  • lipocytus
  • liposyytit
  • liposyytti
  • rasvasolu
  • Fettceller

    Swedish

  • Adipocyter

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017667

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