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MeSH Heading: Intra-Abdominal Fat
Tree Number(s): A10.165.114.830.500.500
Unique ID: D050152
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050152
Scope Note: Fatty tissue inside the ABDOMINAL CAVITY, including visceral fat and retroperitoneal fat. It is the most metabolically active fat in the body and easily accessible for LIPOLYSIS. Increased visceral fat is associated with metabolic complications of OBESITY.
Entry Term(s): Abdominal Visceral Fat; Fat, Intra-Abdominal; Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue; Retroperitoneal Adipose Tissue; Retroperitoneal Fat; Visceral Adipose Tissue; Visceral Fat
Previous Indexing: Adipose Tissue (1975-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

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)

Intra-Abdominal Fat MeSH Descriptor Data 2025