"Adipose Tissue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white.
| Descriptor ID |
D000273
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.165.114
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| Concept/Terms |
Fat Pad- Fat Pad
- Fat Pads
- Pad, Fat
- Pads, Fat
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2009 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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