NALT

Preferred term

brown adipocytes

Topic

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.

adipocytes

brown adipose tissue

brown fat cells

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

80321

Spanish

adipocitos marrones

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/297926

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Created 4/17/17, last modified 11/10/17