In biology, adipose tissue s or body fat or just fat is loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes. In addition to adipocytes, adipose tissue contains the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of cells including preadipocytes, fibroblasts, vascular endothelial cells and a variety of immune cells (i.e. adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs)). Adipo...
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(from the article `connective tissue`) Some organs are suspended from the wall of a body cavity by thin sheets of connective tissue called mesenteries; others are embedded in adipose ... ...needs. Excess food energy is stored in small amounts as glycogen, a short-term storage form of carbohydrate in muscle and liver, and as fat, the ......
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Adipose tissue. The large empty looking structures are adipocytes (fat cells). Credit: University of Saskatuwan Biology Dept. Connective tissue, of a dense and irregular nature, in which fat is stored and in which the cells, known as adipocytes, are distended by droplets of fat. Adipose tissue i...
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<anatomy> Connective tissue that has been specialised to store fat. ... See: adipocyte. ... (25 Jun 1999) ...
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connective tissue made of fat cells in a meshwork of areolar tissue.
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A specialized type of tissue for storing cellular fat.
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A specialized type of tissue for storing cellular fat.
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(add-ih-POS-e) Fat tissue in the body.
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A specialized type of tissue for storing cellular fat.
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Fibrous connective tissue with large numbers of fat-storing cells, adipocytes.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a form of connective tissue consisting chiefly of fat cells surrounded by reticular fibers and arranged in lobular groups or along the course of one of the smaller blood vessels. Synonyms: fat1, fatty tissue1, white fat1
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Adipose tissue is one of the many different types of connective tissue found in the human body. Connective tissue composes the dermis of the skin. Unlike the cells of the epithelial layer of the epidermis, which are crowded close together, the cells of connective tissue are scattered far apart with many fibres between them. Adipose tissue is a meta...
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A form of connective tissue in which the constituent cells are modified to enable them to contain droplets of oil
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n] - a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy
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Special tissue within which fat is stored. Found mainly under the skin (sub-cutaneous) and around the major organs.
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another term for fatty tissue; it stores energy, insulates, and cushions the body
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fat noun a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; `fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold`
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Type of connective tissue of vertebrates that serves as an energy reserve, and also pads some organs. It is commonly called fat tissue, and consists of large spherical cells filled with fat. In mammals, major layers are in the inner layer of skin and around the kidneys and heart. Fatty acids are transported to and from it via the blood system. An e...
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fatty tissue
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loose connective tissue in which fat cells accumulate.
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