adipose tissue
noun
: connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat
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The researchers took samples of fat tissue from each person’s belly just under the skin—a type of fat called subcutaneous adipose tissue—and measured the amount of blood flow, markers of inflammation, and the rigidity and fibrousness of the tissue.
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Lauryn Higgins, Health, 1 Oct. 2024
That’s because if a person gains fat and the body can’t store it in subcutaneous fat cells, it gets stored as a more dangerous type of adipose tissue called visceral fat.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
The beta-cell-only mice showed consistent improvement in insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, lacking in human diabetics, in all the target tissues, particularly the fatty or adipose tissue.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
In Drosophila, the presence of dietary amino acids is sensed by the fat body, a functional equivalent of the human liver and adipose tissue, which triggers the production of insulin-like peptides by cells in the blood-brain barrier.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2024
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Lauryn Higgins, Health, 1 Oct. 2024
That’s because if a person gains fat and the body can’t store it in subcutaneous fat cells, it gets stored as a more dangerous type of adipose tissue called visceral fat.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
The beta-cell-only mice showed consistent improvement in insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, lacking in human diabetics, in all the target tissues, particularly the fatty or adipose tissue.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
In Drosophila, the presence of dietary amino acids is sensed by the fat body, a functional equivalent of the human liver and adipose tissue, which triggers the production of insulin-like peptides by cells in the blood-brain barrier.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Adipose tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adipose%20tissue. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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