Adipocyte

Introduction: Adipocyte

Description of Adipocyte

Adipocyte: SYN: fat cell.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Adipocyte: fat-storing cells found mostly in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue.
Source: CRISP

Adipocyte: Cells in the body that store FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. WHITE ADIPOCYTES are the predominant type and found mostly in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue. BROWN ADIPOCYTES are thermogenic cells that can be found in newborns of some species and hibernating mammals.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Adipocyte:

Terms Similar to Adipocyte:

• Fat Cells

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Adipocyte:

• Adipocytes, Brown
• Adipocytes, White

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Adipocyte

• Connective Tissue Cells

Source - MeSH 2007

• adipose tissue
• connective tissue cell

Source - CRISP

The term Adipocyte can be used for:

• adipogenesis
• fat cell
• lipocyte
• lipoma

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Adipocyte

The following list attempts to classify Adipocyte into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Cells
  • Connective Tissue Cells
    • Adipocytes

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