Adipose tissue

Query  to the GeneNet database:
genes expressing in ADIPOSE TISSUE
Select species: AllHumanMurine
Select GeneNet SRS table: GeneProtein
         

Query  to the TRRD database:
genes expressing in ADIPOSE TISSUE
Select species:   All       Human     Murine   
           

Origin: mesenhyme, adventitial cells

Composition: ground substance, connective fibers, adipose cells.

White (unilocular) adipose

Location: hypodermis (panniculus adiposus under the skin), omentum, mesentery, retroperitoneal space, around the kidneys, breast.

Function: energy and water storage, insulation, cushioning of vital organs.

Brown (multilocular) adipose

Location: hibernating animals, newborn humans.

Function: source of heat and lipid, thermoregulation