Brown adipocytes
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000932
Fat cells with dark coloration due to the densely packed mitochondria. They contain numerous small lipid droplets or vacuoles. Their stored lipids can be converted directly to energy as heat by the mitochondria.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000932 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | brown fat cells |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Adipocytes; Brown adipose tissue |
| Translations | Spanish: adipocitos marrones |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000932",
"term": "Brown adipocytes",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Fat cells with dark coloration due to the densely packed mitochondria. They contain numerous small lipid droplets or vacuoles. Their stored lipids can be converted directly to energy as heat by the mitochondria.",
"synonyms": [
"brown fat cells"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"adipocytes",
"brown adipose tissue"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2017",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "adipocitos marrones"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/brown-adipocytes/"
}
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