Fat Cells (IMAGE)

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Fat Cells

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With obesity comes an increase in adipocyte cell size and number. This image of white adipose tissue shows fat storage cells (green) and nearby blood vessels (orange), with cell nuclei shown in blue.

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University of Michigan - MacDougald lab

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