Abstract: Adipose tissue exists chiefly in two different forms: white and brown adipose tissue. Both have a highly differing fine structure and their location differs significantly. White adipose tissue is found in the subcutaneous tissue, where it exists mainly as single adipocytes (panel a) and in small groups often along capillaries (inset in panel a), or in the peritoneal cavity where it forms a compact tissue, the visceral fat. White adipocytes contain a single lipid droplet whose size can vary between 40 and 120 μm. In the white adipose tissue, brown-like adipocytes, named beige or brite (brown-in-white) adipocytes, exist, which undergo reversible transition with white adipocytes.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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