adipose

Example Sentences

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In the nucleus, however, it appears to work more like a regulator that helps maintain healthy adipose tissue.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Male obesity has been linked to low sperm count, via bifold mechanisms of increased conversion of testosterone to estrogen by adipose cells and by scrotal hyperthermia.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 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

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