Adipocyte and Obesity

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Difference between Adipocyte and Obesity

Adipocyte vs. Obesity

Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes and fat cells, are the cells that primarily compose adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health.

Similarities between Adipocyte and Obesity

Adipocyte and Obesity have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Adipose tissue, Infertility, Insulin resistance, Leptin, Obesity, Overweight.

Adipose tissue

In biology, adipose tissue, body fat, or simply fat is a loose connective tissue composed mostly of adipocytes.

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Infertility

Infertility is the inability of a person, animal or plant to reproduce by natural means.

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Insulin resistance

Insulin resistance (IR) is a pathological condition in which cells fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin.

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Leptin

Leptin (from Greek λεπτός leptos, "thin"), "the hormone of energy expenditure", is a hormone predominantly made by adipose cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger.

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Obesity

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health.

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Overweight

Being overweight or fat is having more body fat than is optimally healthy.

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The list above answers the following questions

What Adipocyte and Obesity have in common
What are the similarities between Adipocyte and Obesity

Adipocyte and Obesity Comparison

Adipocyte has 39 relations, while Obesity has 256. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 2.03% = 6 / (39 + 256).

References

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