brown fat cell differentiation

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Namebrown fat cell differentiation
IDGO_0050873
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Biological process

Exact synonym

brown adipocyte cell differentiation, brown adipocyte differentiation

Description

The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a brown adipocyte, an animal connective tissue cell involved in adaptive thermogenesis. Brown adipocytes contain multiple small droplets of triglycerides and a high number of mitochondria.

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