Adipose Tissue, Brown
Synonyms
Brown Adipose Tissue
Brown Fat
Fat, Brown
Hibernating Gland
Tissue, Brown Adipose
A thermogenic form of adipose tissue composed of BROWN ADIPOCYTES. It is found in newborns of many species including humans, and in hibernating mammals. Brown fat is richly vascularized, innervated, and densely packed with MITOCHONDRIA which can generate heat directly from the stored lipids.