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  2. Fat cells (AKA adipocytes or adipose cells) are the cells that make up the adipose tissue. Their main functions are to store energy in the form of lipids and to create an insulating layer beneath the skin for the conservation of body heat.

  3. Fat cells, also known as adipocytes or adipose cells, are specialized cells that play an essential role in energy storage and metabolism. These cells are the building blocks of adipose tissue, a type of connective tissue located mainly beneath the skin, between muscle layers, and surrounding vital internal organs.

  4. Adipose Tissue (Body Fat): Anatomy & Function - Cleveland Clinic

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    Adipose tissue, otherwise known as body fat, is a connective tissue that extends throughout your body. It’s found under your skin (subcutaneous fat), between your internal organs (visceral fat) and even in the inner cavities of bones (bone marrow adipose tissue).

  5. Adipose Tissue: What Is It, Location, Function | Osmosis

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    Adipose tissue, also known as fat tissue or fatty tissue, is a connective tissue that is mainly composed of fat cells called adipocytes. Adipocytes are energy storing cells that contain large globules of fat known as lipid droplets surrounded by a structural network of fibers.

  6. Adipocyte - Wikipedia

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    Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells, are the cells that primarily compose adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat. [1] Adipocytes are derived from mesenchymal stem cells which give rise to adipocytes through adipogenesis .

  7. Adipose tissue - Wikipedia

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    Adipose tissue (also known as body fat or simply fat) is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes. [1] [2] It also contains the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of cells including preadipocytes, fibroblasts, vascular endothelial cells and a variety of immune cells such as adipose tissue macrophages.

  8. Adipose cell | Description, Types, & Function | Britannica

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    Adipose cell, connective-tissue cell specialized to synthesize and contain large globules of fat. There are two types of adipose cells, white and brown, which differ functionally and in the way they store fat droplets. Learn about the chemical constituents and functions of adipose cells.