adipose

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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

For instance, evidence suggested sympathetic nerves plug into the main kind of fat, white adipose tissue, but researchers hadn’t been able to confirm a direct connection in living animals.

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024

The team looked at white adipose tissue, by far the most prevalent form of fat in the body.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

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

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