Adipocyte (Fat) Cell
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An Adipocyte (Fat) Cell is an organism cell that primarily compose adipose tissue that are specialized in storing energy as fat.
- AKA: Lipocyte, Fat Cell.
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- It can range from being Brown Fat Cell to being White Fat Cell.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Biology, Lipoblast, Lipoblastoma, Cell Culture, Osteoblast, Myocyte.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/adipocyte Retrieved:2017-11-23.
- Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells, are the cells that primarily compose adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat. Adipocytes are derived from mesenchymal stem cells which give rise to adipocytes, osteoblasts, myocytes and other cell types.
There are two types of adipose tissue, white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT), which are also known as white fat and brown fat, respectively, and comprise two types of fat cells. Most recently, the presence of beige adipocytes with a gene expression pattern distinct from either white or brown adipocytes has been described.
- Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells, are the cells that primarily compose adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat. Adipocytes are derived from mesenchymal stem cells which give rise to adipocytes, osteoblasts, myocytes and other cell types.