Term Name: adipose tissue development
Synonyms: adipogenesis
Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of adipose tissue over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Adipose tissue is specialized tissue that is used to store fat.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0060612]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: animal organ development
is a type of: connective tissue development
has subtype: fat pad development mammary gland fat development
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of adipose tissue development
positively regulated by: positive regulation of adipose tissue development
regulated by: regulation of adipose tissue development