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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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- Fatty Tissue
- Tissue, Adipose
- Tissue, Fatty
- Body Fat
- Fat Pad
- Fat Pads
- Pad, Fat
- Pads, Fat
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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inflammation = PANNICULITIS; /surg: consider also LIPECTOMY; do not confuse with FAT BODY
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QS 532.5.A3
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Adipose Tissue. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000273. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000273
- Adipose Tissue. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipose_tissue
- Adipose Tissue. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193583