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Subject: Is Brown Fat Actually Different from White Fat?

Date: Mon Apr 23 12:55:41 2007
Posted by Marc
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Southampton State/Province: Hampshire Country: United Kingdom
Area of science: Anatomy
ID: 1177358141.An
Message:

Hi, I have been reading recently about Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) and White 
Adipose Tissue (WAT) in animals.  The terms seem to be replaced in most books 
with brown & white fat, the suggestion being that the two are different. I am 
just curious to know if they actually are? I understand that the adipose tissue 
itself is different (in its biochemistry & structure), but isn't the fat 
droplet stored within WAT vacuoles the same as that stored within BAT vacuoles 
(in the same animal)? I'm sure this is merely a matter of semantics, but I am 
curious.  Many thanks for your time. Marc.


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