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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:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
injuries innervation
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
physiopathology parasitology
radiography radiation effects
radionuclide imaging secretion
surgery transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   280 
Unique Identifier:   D000273 

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