"Intra-Abdominal Fat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Fatty tissue inside the ABDOMINAL CAVITY, including visceral fat and retroperitoneal fat. It is the most metabolically active fat in the body and easily accessible for LIPOLYSIS. Increased visceral fat is associated with metabolic complications of OBESITY.
| Descriptor ID |
D050152
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.165.114.830.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Intra-Abdominal Fat- Intra-Abdominal Fat
- Fats, Intra-Abdominal
- Intra Abdominal Fat
- Intra-Abdominal Fats
- Fat, Intra-Abdominal
- Fat, Intra Abdominal
- Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue
- Adipose Tissue, Intra-Abdominal
- Intra Abdominal Adipose Tissue
Retroperitoneal Fat- Retroperitoneal Fat
- Fat, Retroperitoneal
- Fats, Retroperitoneal
- Retroperitoneal Fats
- Retroperitoneal Adipose Tissue
- Adipose Tissue, Retroperitoneal
Visceral Fat- Visceral Fat
- Fat, Visceral
- Fats, Visceral
- Visceral Fats
- Abdominal Visceral Fat
- Abdominal Visceral Fats
- Fat, Abdominal Visceral
- Fats, Abdominal Visceral
- Visceral Adipose Tissue
- Adipose Tissue, Visceral
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intra-Abdominal Fat" by people in Profiles.
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between abdominal fat depots and cardiometabolic risk in a sample of Mexican adolescents. Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex. 2026; 83(1):21-31.
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Distinct adipose progenitor cells emerging with age drive active adipogenesis. Science. 2025 Apr 25; 388(6745):eadj0430.
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Organ fat in Latino youth at risk for type 2 diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2022 05; 23(3):286-290.
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Relationship of Circulating Endothelial Cells With Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 01 05; 10(1):e018092.
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Skeletal muscle inflammation and insulin resistance in obesity. J Clin Invest. 2017 01 03; 127(1):43-54.
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Ghrelin receptor regulates adipose tissue inflammation in aging. Aging (Albany NY). 2016 Jan; 8(1):178-91.
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Diet and adipose tissue distributions: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2016 Mar; 26(3):185-93.
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Visualizing the prostate gland by MR imaging in young and old mice. PLoS One. 2013; 8(3):e55746.
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Hepatocyte-specific deletion of farnesoid X receptor delays but does not inhibit liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in mice. Hepatology. 2012 Dec; 56(6):2344-52.
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SRC-3 deficient mice developed fat redistribution under high-fat diet. Endocrine. 2010 Aug; 38(1):60-6.