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adipocyte
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adipocyte [′a·də·pə‚sīt]
(cell biology)
An animal cell that stores fat.


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Marc Winnefeld and his associates administered varying concentrations of a solution containing 3% white tea to cultures of human preadipocytes, which differentiate into fat cells in a process known as adipogenesis.
In the human body, these preadipocytes cells are responsible for developing into a vast gamut of mature fat cells.
According to the company, it may also inhibit the growth of preadipocytes, which are the base of fat storage tissues.
 
 
 
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