fat cell proliferation

Term ID

GO:0070341

Synonyms

adipocyte proliferation
adipose cell proliferation

Definition

The multiplication or reproduction of fat cells by cell division, resulting in the expansion of their population. A fat cell is an animal connective tissue cell specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: cell population proliferation

cell population proliferation Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: brown fat cell proliferation white fat cell proliferation

brown fat cell proliferation white fat cell proliferation Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of fat cell proliferation

negative regulation of fat cell proliferation Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of fat cell proliferation

positive regulation of fat cell proliferation Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of fat cell proliferation

regulation of fat cell proliferation Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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