brown adipose tissues

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of brown adipose tissue
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