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a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
How To Use adipose tissue In A Sentence
- adipose tissue constitutes the fat of meat
- Before the introduction of troglitazone in 1997 metformin was the only drug able to sensitise target tissues (skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, and the liver) to insulin.
- Subcutaneous adipose tissue and skeletal muscle mass, however, were the same in both groups.
- There was an increased amount of fibrous and adipose tissue below the left ovary, alongside the uterus.
- Subcutaneous fat below the dermis consists primarily of adipose tissue, and it provides mechanical protection and insulation.
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- Korn had already established that the enzyme was present in adipose tissue. Martin Rodbell - Autobiography
- The adipose tissue throughout the carcass may show a pronounced icteric appearance in certain cases. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
- Patients with marasmus present with severe weight loss and wasting of both muscle and adipose tissue.
- We measured the circumference of the waist and hips, and we analysed subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue by gas chromatography for fatty acids.
