| Name: | pleuroperitoneal cavity |
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| Synonyms: | coelom, coelomic cavity, visceral cavity |
| Definition: | Anatomical space which contains the abdominal viscera and swim bladder. Located posterior to the pericardial cavity, separated by the transverse septum. From Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates, third edition. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001656] |
| Name: | fat cell |
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| Synonyms: | adipocyte, lipocyte, lipocytes |
| Definition: | A fat-storing cell found mostly in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue of mammals. Fat is usually stored in the form of triglycerides. Cell that stores fat in a unilocular lipid droplet, has a thin circular cytoplasm and pericentral nucleus. The average adult adipocyte diameter is between 30 and 40 micrometers. No adipocytes were observed in larvae on 6 or 9 dpf. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009082] |