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adipocyte count 
adipocyte free fatty acid secretion measurement +   
adipocyte glucose uptake measurement +   
adipocyte morphological measurement +  
Measurement of the physical form or structure of a single or group of fat cells, connective tissue cells specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat; such cells consist of a large cytoplasmic vesicle filled with globules of triglycerides with the nucleus displaced to one side and the cytoplasm seen as a thin line around the fat vesicle.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: fat cell morphological measurement
Definition Sources: American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982

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