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adipose

[ad-uh-pohs] / ˈæd əˌpoʊs /


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Without HSL in the nucleus, fat cells may lose their ability to stay healthy and properly maintain adipose tissue.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

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

A closer look at white adipose tissue revealed shifts in multiple aging-related biomarkers.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025

“Under the microscope you see a lot of inflammatory infiltrate in the adipose tissue,” Coviello said.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

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

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




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