loading...| Preferred Name |
steatosis |
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| Synonyms |
fatty change |
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| Definitions |
Steatosis, also called fatty change, is the process describing the abnormal retention of lipids within a cell. It reflects an impairment of the normal processes of synthesis and elimination of triglyceride fat. Excess lipid accumulates in vesicles that displace the cytoplasm. Increased lipid within the cytoplasm of cells. |
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| ID |
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0008527 |
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| comment |
Steatosis, also called fatty change, is the process describing the abnormal retention of lipids within a cell. It reflects an impairment of the normal processes of synthesis and elimination of triglyceride fat. Excess lipid accumulates in vesicles that displace the cytoplasm. |
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| database_cross_reference |
NCIt:C36185 UMLS:C0152254 |
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| definition |
Increased lipid within the cytoplasm of cells. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
fatty change |
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| label |
steatosis |
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| prefixIRI |
efo1:EFO_0008527 |
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| prefLabel |
steatosis |
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| term editor |
Laura Huerta |
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| subClassOf |