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ADIPOCYTE GROWTH IN THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF LIFE
Author(s) -
BOULTON T. J. C.,
DUNLOP MARJORIE,
COURT J. M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1974.tb02788.x
Subject(s) - medicine , adipocyte , adipose tissue , population , cell size , cell , subcutaneous fat , lipid accumulation , endocrinology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , biology , environmental health
SYNOPSIS Four patterns of fat cell size and population distribution have been described in subcutaneous adipose samples from normally nourished children up to 2 years of age. A population of foetal adipocytes with a modal value for cell diameter of 11 μ has been described which represents a fat cell with a lipid content of 5 μ 10 ‐4 μ. Fat cells containing less than 0.01 μ of lipid have not previously been counted.