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Descriptor English:
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Adipose Tissue, Brown
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Tejido Adiposo Pardo
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Tecido Adiposo Marrom
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Synonyms English:
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Brown Adipose Tissue
Brown Fat
Fat, Brown
Hibernating Gland
Tissue, Brown Adipose
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Tree Number:
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A10.165.114.322
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Definition English:
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A thermogenic form of adipose tissue composed of BROWN ADIPOCYTES. It is found in newborns of many species including humans, and in hibernating mammals. Brown fat is richly vascularized, innervated, and densely packed with MITOCHONDRIA which can generate heat directly from the stored lipids. |
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History Note English:
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2007 (1968)
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Record Number:
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2029
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Unique Identifier:
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D002001
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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