Adipose Tissue Heterogeneity: Depot-Specific Location and Functional Specialization in Obesity-Related Disease

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  Figure 1. Morphology of adipocytes: white, brown, beige, pink (breast tissue), yellow (bone marrow), and blue adipocyte (hepatic stellate cells).

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  Figure 2. Expansion of adipose tissue through hyperplasia (an increase in the number of adipocytes) and hypertrophy (an increase in the size of adipocytes), and its association with the progression of obesity. The green gradient and upward arrow indicate increasing inflammation, whereas the gray-brown adipocyte represents a hypertrophic adipocyte.

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  Figure 3. Anatomical location of adipose tissue: white, brown, beige, pink (mammary tissue), yellow (bone marrow), and blue (hepatic stellate cells).

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  Figure 4. Morphology of Adipocytes. This figure summarizes the key attributes of different types of adipocytes, including their origin, structure, location, primary functions, and associations with metabolic or other health-related conditions. Adipocyte types included are white, brown, beige, pink (mammary tissue), yellow (bone marrow), and blue (stellate cells), highlighting their distinct roles and contributions to human physiology and disease. Upward and downward arrows indicate an increase or decrease, respectively, in the abundance or activity of the corresponding adipocyte population.

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  Figure 5. Classification of adipose tissue based on its physiology (white, brown, beige, pink, yellow, and blue) and anatomical location (subcutaneous, visceral, and non-visceral/subcutaneous adipose tissue).