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Abstract
Adipose tissue is a specialized type of connective tissue that functions as a major storage site for fat. It is formed mainly of adipocytes. The lipid droplets in adipose tissue
cells can be unilocular or multilocular. Unilocular cells contain a single large lipid droplet
giving the cell a signet-ring shape. Unilocular cells are found in white adipose tissue
(WAT). Multilocular cells are seen in brown adipose tissue (BAT) and contain many smaller lipid droplets. Because of a growing worldwide epidemic of obesity and its associated problems, adipocytes are now the most widely studied cells of connective tissue.
It is believed that adipose cells are derived from undifferentiated embryonic stem cells that develop into preadipocytes that under the influence of a series of activating factors differentiate into adipocytes.
Adipose tissue located in many areas throughout the body. WAT is dispersed
throughout the body with major intra-abdominal depots around the omentum, intestines, and perirenal areas, as well as in subcutaneous depots in the buttocks, thighs, and abdomen. On the other hand, BAT is found in axillary, cervical, perirenal, and periadrenal
regions. BAT decreases shortly after birth and has been considered insignificant in adults.