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This document summarizes a lecture on adipose tissue. It describes the two main types of adipose tissue - white and brown adipose tissue. White adipose tissue stores energy long-term as triglycerides in a single lipid droplet within each adipocyte. It is the main site of energy storage and also functions in endocrine signaling through hormone secretion. Brown adipose tissue contains many small lipid droplets and numerous mitochondria, allowing it to burn fat rapidly to generate heat through non-shivering th

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