Term Name: perirenal fat
Synonyms: adipose capsule of kidney, capsula adiposa renis, fatty capsule of kidney, perinephric fat, periphrenic fascia, perirenal fascia, perirenal fat capsule, perirenal fat pad
Definition: The adipose capsule of kidney (or perinephric fat or perirenal fat) is a structure between the renal fascia and renal capsule, and may be regarded as a part of the latter. A different structure, the pararenal fat, is the adipose tissue superficial to the renal fascia.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0005406]

Relationships
has parts: perirenal adipocyte cell perirenal preadipocyte
is a type of: adipose tissue