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MeSH Heading: Adipose Tissue, Brown
Tree Number(s): A10.165.114.322
Unique ID: D002001
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002001
Scope Note: A thermogenic form of adipose tissue composed of BROWN ADIPOCYTES. It is found in newborns of many species including humans, and in hibernating mammals. Brown fat is richly vascularized, innervated, and densely packed with MITOCHONDRIA which can generate heat directly from the stored lipids.
Entry Term(s): Brown Adipose Tissue; Brown Fat; Hibernating Gland
Previous Indexing: Adipose Tissue (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see BROWN FAT 1968-2006
History Note: 2007 (1968)
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

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anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Adipose Tissue, Brown MeSH Descriptor Data 2025