- adipocyte
- noun Date: 1959 fat cell
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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adipocyte — [ adipɔsit ] n. m. • 1970; de adipo et cyte ♦ Biol. Cellule spécialisée dans le stockage des lipides. ● adipocyte nom masculin Cellule de l organisme contenant des lipides. adipocyte [adipɔsit] n. m. ÉTYM. D. i.; de … Encyclopédie Universelle
adipocyte — adipocyte. См. адипоцит. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Adipocyte — Les adipocytes sont des cellules présentes dans les tissus adipeux, spécialisées dans le stockage de la graisse. Les adipocytes constituent donc une partie de nos réserves d énergie. Ils stockent les lipides jusqu’à une taille cellulaire critique … Wikipédia en Français
Adipocyte — A fat cell, a connective tissue cell that has differentiated and become specialized in the synthesis (manufacture) and storage of fat. The adipocyte is important to the body in maintaining proper energy balance, storing calories in the form of… … Medical dictionary
Adipocyte protein 2 — protein Name = fatty acid binding protein 4, adipocyte width = caption = Crystallographic structure (PDB|2HNX) of palmitic acid (white sticks) complexed with aP2 (beta sheets = green, alpha helices = red, loops = cyan) Symbol = FABP4 AltSymbols … Wikipedia
Adipocyte — Adipocytes are the cells that primarily compose adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat.There are two types of adipose tissue, white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT), which are also known as white fat and brown fat … Wikipedia
adipocyte — a fat cell … Dictionary of ichthyology
adipocyte — Mesenchymal cell in fat tissue that has large lipid filled vesicles. There may be distinct types in white and brown fat. 3T3 L1 cells are often used as a model system; they can be induced to differentiate with dexamethasone/insulin/IBMX treatment … Dictionary of molecular biology
adipocyte — /ad euh poh suyt /, n. See fat cell. [ADIPO + CYTE] * * * … Universalium
adipocyte — noun a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy … Wiktionary
