adipocyte
Sign in to saveAdipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells, are the cells that primarily compose adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat. Adipocytes are derived from mesenchymal stem cells which give rise to adipocytes through adipogenesis. In cell culture, adipocyte progenitors can also form osteoblasts, myocytes and other cell types.
Key facts
- Cell.Name
- Adipocyte
- Cell.Latin
- adipocytus
- Cell.Image
- Blausen 0012 AdiposeTissue.png
- Cell.Caption
- Illustration depicting white fat cells.
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- Adipocyte types.jpg
- Cell.Caption2
- Morphology of three different classes of adipocytes
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Structure
- White fat cells
- Brown fat cells
- Marrow fat cells
- Development
- Function
- Cell turnover
- Adaptation
- Endocrine role
- See also
- References
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Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells, are the cells that primarily compose adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat. Adipocytes are derived from mesenchymal stem cells which give rise to adipocytes through adipogenesis. In cell culture, adipocyte progenitors can also form osteoblasts, myocytes and other cell types.
There are two types of adipose tissue, white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT), which are also known as white and brown fat, respectively, and comprise two types of fat cells.