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adipose

[ad-uh-pohs] / ˈæd əˌpoʊs /


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Using single-nucleus RNA sequencing on white adipose tissue from older mice, the researchers also found reduced activity in genes associated with age-related inflammation.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 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

Major sources of this fat include adipose tissue as well as fatty acids the liver makes in response to insulin resistance and excess caloric intake.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024

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

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