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expand all sections collapse all sections  biological_process Term "brown fat cell differentiation" (GO:0050873)
Term Name brown fat cell differentiation
Term Accession GO:0050873
Aspect biological_process
Synonyms (2) 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.
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