Fat Cell Physiology
Name: Carolyn G.
Country: United States
Date: August 2005
What keeps fat cells viable in the human body? Does it
have a blood source?
Fat cells contain a nucleus and cytoplasm just like all
cells and can contain a fat globule that can comprise up
to 85% of the cell's mass. Like all tissues, adiipose (fat)
tissue is permeated with capillaries which bring oxygen and
nutrients to the fat cells, so they have everything they
need to survive.
Ron Baker, Ph.D.
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