adipose
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"We found genes that in larger animals are associated with mitochondrial thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue," Gallio said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a promising new method to repair spinal fractures using stem cells extracted from adipose tissue, or body fat.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
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.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024
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.
From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024
It was rather like the adipose fin of a fish, but gaudy.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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