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Abstract
Fatty tissue inside the ABDOMINAL CAVITY, including visceral fat and retroperitoneal fat. It is the most metabolically active fat in the body and easily accessible for LIPOLYSIS. Increased visceral fat is associated with metabolic complications of OBESITY.
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- Fat, Intra-Abdominal
- Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue
- Adipose Tissue, Intra-Abdominal
- Fat, Intra Abdominal
- Fats, Intra-Abdominal
- Intra Abdominal Adipose Tissue
- Intra Abdominal Fat
- Intra-Abdominal Fats
- Abdominal Visceral Fat
- Retroperitoneal Adipose Tissue
- Retroperitoneal Fat
- Visceral Adipose Tissue
- Visceral Fat
- Abdominal Visceral Fats
- Adipose Tissue, Retroperitoneal
- Adipose Tissue, Visceral
- Fat, Abdominal Visceral
- Fat, Retroperitoneal
- Fat, Visceral
- Fats, Abdominal Visceral
- Fats, Retroperitoneal
- Fats, Visceral
- Retroperitoneal Fats
- Visceral Fats
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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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History Note
2006
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- Adipose Tissue (1975-2005)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Intra-Abdominal Fat. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050152. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050152
- Intra-Abdominal Fat. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2528491