brown adipose tissue English

Meaning brown adipose tissue meaning

What does brown adipose tissue mean?

brown adipose tissue noun

— One of the two types of adipose tissue present in many newborn or hibernating mammals which primary serves to generate body heat, and which contains several small vacuoles and a relatively high number of mitochondria and capillaries.

Synonyms brown adipose tissue synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as brown adipose tissue?

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