adipose

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Male obesity has been linked to low sperm count, via bifold mechanisms of increased conversion of testosterone to estrogen by adipose cells and by scrotal hyperthermia.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a promising new method to repair spinal fractures using stem cells extracted from adipose tissue, or body fat.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

To take the research further, the team plans to leverage single-cell technology to investigate more tissues such as muscle and adipose.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

Unlike carbohydrates, which are stored in muscle and liver as glycogen, and fats, which are stored in adipose tissue, we have nowhere to store excess protein/amino acids.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

It was rather like the adipose fin of a fish, but gaudy.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White