The adipose organ consists of two distinct tissues – brown and white adipose tissue. Brown adipose tissue is specialised for thermoregulatory heat generation (thermogenesis) through the presence of the tissue‐specific mitochondrial uncoupling protein‐1 (UCP‐1); only limited amounts are present in most humans. White adipose tissue is the major fuel storage organ in mammals and birds, the key cell type (∼50% of total cell content) being the adipocytes which store large amounts of triacylglycerol; the other cell types are fibroblasts, preadipocytes, macrophages and endothelial cells.
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(2008). Adipose Tissue. In: Offermanns, S., Rosenthal, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Molecular Pharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38918-7_5047
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