"Subcutaneous Fat" 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.
Fatty tissue under the SKIN through out the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D050151
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.165.114.830.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Subcutaneous Fat- Subcutaneous Fat
- Fats, Subcutaneous
- Subcutaneous Fats
- Adipose Tissue, Subcutaneous
- Fat, Subcutaneous
- Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Subcutaneous Fat" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison between handheld ultrasound and regional and whole-body dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for body fat assessment. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 12; 46:386-393.
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Leptin deficiency-induced obesity affects the density of mast cells in abdominal fat depots and lymph nodes in mice. Lipids Health Dis. 2012 Feb 07; 11:21.
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Mast cells, macrophages, and crown-like structures distinguish subcutaneous from visceral fat in mice. J Lipid Res. 2011 Mar; 52(3):480-8.
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Relationship of abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue with lipoprotein particle number and size in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes. 2008 Aug; 57(8):2022-7.