Atlas One · Host Biology · Scale 04 — Cellular

Adipocyte

Lipid-storing mesenchymal cells in three types: white (WAT — energy storage + endocrine via leptin/adiponectin), brown (BAT — UCP1 thermogenesis), and beige (recruitable thermogenic within WAT). Central to whole-body energy and metabolic homeostasis.

Also known as: fat cell, lipocyte, white adipocyte, brown adipocyte, beige adipocyte, adipose cell

Scale 04 — CellularScale
draftStatus
2026-06-05Last Reviewed
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adipocyte

Adipocyte

Lipid-storing mesenchymal cells in three types: white (WAT — energy storage + endocrine via leptin/adiponectin), brown (BAT — UCP1 thermogenesis), and beige (recruitable thermogenic within WAT). Central to whole-body energy and metabolic homeostasis.

Entry Metadata

FieldValue
IDadipocyte
NameAdipocyte
Statusdraft
Last reviewed2026-06-05
Atlas01-human
Scale04-cellular

Cross-Atlas Connections

part-ofHuman Body modulatesImmune System modulatesHepatocyte modulatesInsulin Receptor secretesLeptin connects-toObesity connects-toMacrophage

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