Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource

Last uploaded: September 10, 2019
Preferred Name

brown adipocyte
Synonyms

brown adipose cell

brown fat cell

Definitions

A cell from the thermogenic form of adipose tissue found in many species, particularly in newborns and hibernating mammals, but also in lesser amounts in adults of other mammals including humans. Brown fat is capable of rapid liberation of energy and seems to be important in the maintenance of body temperature immediately after birth and upon waking from hibernation.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000449

alternative label

brown adipose cell

brown fat cell

database_cross_reference

CALOHA:TS-0099

FMA:83435

definition

A cell from the thermogenic form of adipose tissue found in many species, particularly in newborns and hibernating mammals, but also in lesser amounts in adults of other mammals including humans. Brown fat is capable of rapid liberation of energy and seems to be important in the maintenance of body temperature immediately after birth and upon waking from hibernation.

develops_from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0002335

has_exact_synonym

brown adipose cell

brown fat cell

label

brown adipocyte

prefixIRI

CL:0000449

prefLabel

brown adipocyte

textual definition

A cell from the thermogenic form of adipose tissue found in many species, particularly in newborns and hibernating mammals, but also in lesser amounts in adults of other mammals including humans. Brown fat is capable of rapid liberation of energy and seems to be important in the maintenance of body temperature immediately after birth and upon waking from hibernation.

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0002335

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000136

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