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Descriptor
English
:
Adipose Tissue
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tejido Adiposo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tecido Adiposo
Synonyms
English
:
Fatty Tissue
Tree Number:
A10.165.114
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
inflammation
=
PANNICULITIS
; /surg: consider also
LIPECTOMY
; do not confuse with
FAT BODY
See Related
English
:
Lipectomy
Skinfold Thickness
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
280
Unique Identifier:
D000273
Occurrence in VHL
:
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