"Intra-Abdominal Fat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Fatty tissue inside the ABDOMINAL CAVITY, including visceral fat and retroperitoneal fat. It is the most metabolically active fat in the body and easily accessible for LIPOLYSIS. Increased visceral fat is associated with metabolic complications of OBESITY.
| Descriptor ID |
D050152
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.165.114.830.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Intra-Abdominal Fat- Intra-Abdominal Fat
- Fats, Intra-Abdominal
- Intra Abdominal Fat
- Intra-Abdominal Fats
- Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue
- Adipose Tissue, Intra-Abdominal
- Intra Abdominal Adipose Tissue
- Fat, Intra-Abdominal
- Fat, Intra Abdominal
Retroperitoneal Fat- Retroperitoneal Fat
- Fat, Retroperitoneal
- Fats, Retroperitoneal
- Retroperitoneal Fats
- Retroperitoneal Adipose Tissue
- Adipose Tissue, Retroperitoneal
Visceral Fat- Visceral Fat
- Fat, Visceral
- Fats, Visceral
- Visceral Fats
- Visceral Adipose Tissue
- Adipose Tissue, Visceral
- Abdominal Visceral Fat
- Abdominal Visceral Fats
- Fat, Abdominal Visceral
- Fats, Abdominal Visceral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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