A fat cell, a connective tissue cell that has differentiated and become specialized in the synthesis (manufacture) and storage of fat. The adipocyte is important to the body in maintaining proper energy balance, storing calories in the form of lipids, mobilizing energy sources in response to hormonal stimulation, and commanding changes by signal se [..]

A cell of fat

A fat cell. Adipose tissue is composed predominantly of adipocytes.

1. a cell that develops fatty tissue and is skilled for it's chemical process and storing of triglycerides, the appearance that the vast majority of fat is held inside the body. Adipocytes additi [..]

A specialized cell that functions as a storage depot for lipid.

The functional cell type of fat, or adipose tissue that is found throughout the body, particularly under the skin. Adipocytes store and synthesize fat for energy, thermal regulation and cushioning against mechanical shock.

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 ar [..]

Fat Cells with dark coloration due to the densely packed Mitochondria. They contain numerous small lipid droplets or Vacuoles. Their stored Lipids can be converted directly to energy as Heat by the Mi [..]

A 30-kDa Complement C1q-related protein, the most abundant Gene product secreted by Fat Cells of the White Adipose Tissue. Adiponectin modulates several Physiological Processes, such as Metabolism of [..]

Fat Cells with Light coloration and few Mitochondria. They contain a scant ring of Cytoplasm surrounding a single large lipid droplet or Vacuole.

A fat cell.

a cell which stores lipids in large vacuoles.

<pathology> An animal connective tissue cell specialised for the synthesis and storage of fat. Such cells are bloated with globules of triglycerides, the nucleus being displaced to one side and the cytoplasm seen as a thin line around the fat droplet. (25 Jun 1999)

a-DIP-o-site Fat cell.

(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy