what is adipose tissue
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ᴀᴅɪᴘᴏꜱᴇ ᴛɪꜱꜱᴜᴇ, ᴏʀ ꜰᴀᴛ, ɪꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀɴᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴇʀᴍ ꜰᴏʀ ʟᴏᴏꜱᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛɪꜱꜱᴜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴅɪᴘᴏᴄʏᴛᴇꜱ. ɪᴛꜱ ᴍᴀɪɴ ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴏʀᴇ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴀᴛ, ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴄᴜꜱʜɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴꜱᴜʟᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ.
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Adipose tissue is a specialized connective tissue consisting of lipid-rich cells called adipocytes. As it comprises about 20-25% of total body weight in healthy individuals, the main function of adipose tissue is to store energy in the form of lipids (fat).
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