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Fat Body

Known as: body fat, Body, Fat, Fat Bodies 
A nutritional reservoir of fatty tissue found mainly in insects and amphibians.
National Institutes of Health

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Adipose tissueBlood supply aspectsBody FatFat pad

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Topographical distribution of lipids inside the mandibular fat bodies of odontocetes: remarkable complexity and consistency
Odontocetes possess unusual and specialized mandibular fat bodies in and around their lower jaws. These tissues have been… 
2001
2001
Synthesis of lipids in the fat body of Gryllus bimaculatus: age-dependency and regulation by adipokinetic hormone.
The free abdominal fat body of adult female Mediterranean field crickets, Gryllus bimaculatus, synthesizes lipids from [1-(14)C… 
1990
1990
A novel protein produced by the vitellogenic fat body and accumulated in mosquito oocytes
SummaryThe fat body of vitellogenic mosquitoes was found to synthesize and secrete another protein in addition to vitellogenin… 
1980
1980
Vitellogenin in locusts (Locusta migratoria): translation of vitellogenin mRNA in Xenopus oocytes and analysis of the polypeptide products.
1975
1975
Cyclic changes in liver and muscle glycogen, tissue lipid and blood glucose in a naturally occurring population of Rana catesbeiana.
1974
1974
Lipid deposition and utilization in the sagebrush lizard, Sceloporus graciosus: its significance for reproduction and maintenance.
  • W. K. Derickson
  • Comparative biochemistry and physiology. A…
  • 1974
  • Corpus ID: 39743495
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Evolutionary morphology of the caecilian urogenital system. I. The gonads and the fat bodies
The comparative morphology of the gonads and fat bodies of members of 17 genera and 46 species of caecilians (Amphibia… 
1967
1967
Interaction of prolactin and gonadotropins on appetite, growth, and tail regeneration in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis.
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Influence of selective and non-selective hydrogenation of rapeseed oil on carcass fat of rats.
Two rapeseed oils with erucic acid contents of 23 and 42%, their hydrogenated products produced under selective and non-selective… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Extractable Lipid, Water and Residue of Rat Epididymal Fat Bodies.∗
Summary A high positive correlation (r= 0.9943) was observed between fresh weight and lipid content of epididymal adipose tissue… 
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