Cells in the body that store FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. WHITE ADIPOCYTES are the predominant type and found mostly in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue. BROWN ADIPOCYTES are thermogenic cells that can be found in newborns of some species and hibernating mammals.
    

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Myxoid liposarcoma, microscopy

SEM adipose tissue, parts of 3 lobules

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SEM adipocytes

The truth about fat.

Untersuchungen über das Vorkommen von Fett in Geschwülsten : Beiträge zur Fettfrage ... / vorgelegt von Marie Dunin-Karwicka.

Obesity symposium : proceedings of a Servier Research Institute symposium held in December 1973 / edited by W.L. Burland, Pamela D. Samuel, and John Yudkin.

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SEM adipocytes

The truth about fat.

Untersuchungen über das Vorkommen von Fett in Geschwülsten : Beiträge zur Fettfrage ... / vorgelegt von Marie Dunin-Karwicka.

Obesity symposium : proceedings of a Servier Research Institute symposium held in December 1973 / edited by W.L. Burland, Pamela D. Samuel, and John Yudkin.

SEM adipose tissue, parts of 3 lobules