"Adipocytes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Cells in the body that store FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. WHITE ADIPOCYTES are the predominant type and found mostly in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue. BROWN ADIPOCYTES are thermogenic cells that can be found in newborns of some species and hibernating mammals.
| Descriptor ID |
D017667
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.329.114
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| Concept/Terms |
Adipocytes- Adipocytes
- Adipocyte
- Lipocytes
- Lipocyte
- Fat Cells
- Cell, Fat
- Cells, Fat
- Fat Cell
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adipocytes" by people in Profiles.
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Reversible lysine fatty acylation of an anchoring protein mediates adipocyte adrenergic signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 02 15; 119(7).
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Role of microRNA 690 in Mediating Angiotensin II Effects on Inflammation and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. Cells. 2020 05 26; 9(6).
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Role of angiotensin type 2 receptor in improving lipid metabolism and preventing adiposity. Mol Cell Biochem. 2019 Nov; 461(1-2):195-204.
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PPAR? agonists promote differentiation of cancer stem cells by restraining YAP transcriptional activity. Oncotarget. 2016 Sep 20; 7(38):60954-60970.