adipose tissue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of adipose tissue
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Using single-nucleus RNA sequencing on white adipose tissue from older mice, the researchers also found reduced activity in genes associated with age-related inflammation.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025
In fact, says Coviello, under certain still unknown conditions or at a still-to-be-determined point, healthy adipose tissue acquires pathological qualities.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 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
For instance, evidence suggested sympathetic nerves plug into the main kind of fat, white adipose tissue, but researchers hadn’t been able to confirm a direct connection in living animals.
From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024
It forms the essential part of the adipose tissue.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
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