adipocytes
Adj. adipocytic
The storage and mobilization of lipid are central functions of fat cells.
Intracellular triglyceride storage droplets could be dynamic organelles.
The signaling events underlying lipid mobilization could alter protein trafficking to a specialized subset of these droplets.
Pathology
adipocytic lesions
adipocytic diseases
adipocytic tumors
See also
References
Granneman JG, Moore HP. Location, location: protein trafficking and lipolysis in adipocytes. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Jan-Feb;19(1):3-9. PMID: 18155916
Shuldiner AR, Yang R, Gong DW. Resistin, obesity and insulin resistance—the emerging role of the adipocyte as an endocrine organ. N Engl J Med. 2001 Nov 1;345(18):1345-6. PMID: 11794158