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adipose
[ ad-uh-pohs ]
adjective
- fatty; consisting of, resembling, or relating to fat.
noun
- animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
adipose
/ -ˌpəʊz; ˈædɪˌpəʊs /
adjective
- of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty
noun
- animal fat
adipose
/ ă′ə-ō′ /
- Relating to or consisting of animal fat.
- ◆ Adipose tissue is a type of connective tissue consisting of adipose cells, which are specialized to produce and store large fat globules. These globules are composed mainly of glycerol esters of oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids. Adipose tissue is the main reservoir of fat in animals.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··Dz·Ա ··Dz··ٲ [ad-, uh, -, pos, -i-tee], ··· [ad-, uh, -, poh, -sis], noun
- ····Dz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adipose1
Example Sentences
“Under the microscope you see a lot of inflammatory infiltrate in the adipose tissue,” Coviello said.
To take the research further, the team plans to leverage single-cell technology to investigate more tissues such as muscle and adipose.
The researchers are investigating, among other things, how hormone treatment affects skeletal muscle gene expression and the mechanisms behind changes in adipose tissue.
Unlike carbohydrates, which are stored in muscle and liver as glycogen, and fats, which are stored in adipose tissue, we have nowhere to store excess protein/amino acids.
Major sources of this fat include adipose tissue as well as fatty acids the liver makes in response to insulin resistance and excess caloric intake.
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