Combined Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: November 18, 2021
Preferred Name

fat cell

Synonyms

adipocyte

lipocyte

lipocytes

Definitions

A fat-storing cell found mostly in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue of mammals. Fat is usually stored in the form of triglycerides. Cell that stores fat in a unilocular lipid droplet, has a thin circular cytoplasm and pericentral nucleus. The average adult adipocyte diameter is between 30 and 40 micrometers. No adipocytes were observed in larvae on 6 or 9 dpf.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0009082

database_cross_reference

TAO:0009082

TAO:0009208

CL:0000136

CL:0000450

definition

A fat-storing cell found mostly in the abdominal cavity and subcutaneous tissue of mammals. Fat is usually stored in the form of triglycerides. Cell that stores fat in a unilocular lipid droplet, has a thin circular cytoplasm and pericentral nucleus. The average adult adipocyte diameter is between 30 and 40 micrometers. No adipocytes were observed in larvae on 6 or 9 dpf.

develops_from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0009081

existence starts during or after

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFS_0000039

has exact synonym

adipocyte

lipocyte

lipocytes

has_alternative_id

ZFA:0009208

has_obo_namespace

zebrafish_anatomy

IAO_0000589

adipocyte (zebrafish)

id

ZFA:0009082

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/zfa#cell_slim

label

fat cell

notation

ZFA:0009082

prefixIRI

ZFA:0009082

prefLabel

fat cell

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0009081

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ZFA_0009000

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

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