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[[File:Hibernoma2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Micrograph]] of a [[hibernoma]], a [[tumour]] thought to arise from '''brown fat'''. [[H&E stain]].]] | |||
'''Brown fat''' is a type of adipose tissue. | '''Brown fat''' is a type of adipose tissue. | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 22 April 2024
Brown fat is a type of adipose tissue.
General
- Brown fat gradually disappears with age.[1]
- May form a tumour - that has the imaginative name tumour of brown fat and is also known as hibernoma.
Gross
- Brown.
Typical locations:[1]
- Cervical-supraclavicular.
- Periaortic - both thorax and the abdomen.
- Perirenal.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zoico E, Rubele S, De Caro A, Nori N, Mazzali G, Fantin F, Rossi A, Zamboni M (2019). "Brown and Beige Adipose Tissue and Aging". Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 10: 368. doi:10.3389/fendo.2019.00368. PMC 6595248. PMID 31281288. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6595248/.