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brown adipose tissue

Term ID
UBERON:0001348
Synonyms
  • adipocytus multigutturalis
  • BAT
  • brown fat
  • multilocular adipose tissue
  • textus adiposus fuscus
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Definition
A thermogenic form of adipose tissue that is composed of brown adipocytes[MP,modified] smb
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