Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

brown fat cell differentiation

Term ID
GO:0050873
Synonyms
  • brown adipocyte cell differentiation
  • brown adipocyte differentiation
Definition
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. 12588810
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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