abnormal brown fat cell morphology - Ontology Browser

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Term:	abnormal brown fat cell morphology	go back to main search page
Accession:	MP:0009116	browse the term view annotations
Definition:	any structural anomaly of cells from the thermogenic form of adipose tissue found in newborns of many species, including humans, and in hibernating mammals; brown fat is capable of rapid liberation of energy and seems to be important in the maintenance of body temperature immediately after birth and upon waking from hibernation; brown adipocytes contain multiple small droplets of triglycerides and a high number of mitochondria
Synonyms:	exact_synonym:	abnormal brown adipocyte morphology; abnormal brown lipocyte morphology

Parent Terms	Term With Siblings	Child Terms
abnormal brown adipose tissue morphology + abnormal fat cell morphology +	abnormal brown adipose tissue amount + abnormal brown fat cell morphology + any structural anomaly of cells from the thermogenic form of adipose tissue found in newborns of many species, including humans, and in hibernating mammals; brown fat is capable of rapid liberation of energy and seems to be important in the maintenance of body temperature immediately after birth and upon waking from hibernation; brown adipocytes contain multiple small droplets of triglycerides and a high number of mitochondria abnormal fat cell differentiation + abnormal white fat cell morphology + decreased fat cell size + increased fat cell size +	abnormal brown fat cell differentiation abnormal brown fat cell lipid droplet size + abnormal brown fat cell number + abnormal brown fat cell size + abnormal brown fat lipid droplet number +