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Descriptor
English
:
Adipocytes, Brown
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Adipocitos Marrones
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Adipócitos Marrons
Synonyms
English
:
Adipocyte, Brown
Brown Adipocyte
Brown Adipocytes
Brown Fat Cell
Brown Fat Cells
Cell, Brown Fat
Cells, Brown Fat
Fat Cell, Brown
Fat Cells, Brown
Tree Number:
A11.329.114.249
Definition
English
:
Fat cells with dark coloration due to the densely packed
MITOCHONDRIA
. They contain numerous small
lipid droplets
or
vacuoles
. Their stored
lipids
can be converted directly to energy as heat by the
mitochondria.
History Note
English
:
2007
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
52012
Unique Identifier:
D052437
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