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adipose

[ad-uh-pohs] / ˈæd əˌpoʊs /


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One possibility is to protect adipose tissue before it deteriorates, preventing fat cells from disappearing and reducing the metabolic damage caused by the disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

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

It did this by boosting the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and stimulating thermogenesis in adipose tissue, leading the tissue to consume more energy in the form of heat.

From Science Daily Dec. 6, 2025

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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