OBO ID: GO:0050873
Term Name: brown fat cell differentiation Search Ontology:
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
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Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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