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adipogenic

adipogenic

1 9.5
Causing the body to make fat cells
  • adjective
  • /ˌædɪpəˈdʒɛnɪk/
  • Specialized
: adipogénico
  • The study examined the adipogenic effects of high-sugar diets on young adults.

Examples

  • The tri-lineage differentiation capacity was assessed for UCMSCs along adipogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic lineages at passage 3.

    Academic text (2018)

  • For adipogenic observation, the fixed cells were incubated in 0.3% Oil Red O solution (Sigma) for 30 minutes and washed with distilled water twice.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The results revealed that, compared with the control differentiation group, the adipogenic capacity was inhibited in all of the conditioned medium, especially in the TNF-alpha- and IL-1beta-induced inflammatory environment.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Certain hormones promote adipogenic activity, leading to an increase in fat storage in the body.

  • Researchers found that the adipogenic properties of certain compounds can contribute to obesity.

Synonyms

lipogenic
vsadipogenic
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Causing the body to make or store fat

focuses on promoting formation and development of fat cells

Surface Forms

adipogenic positive

Morphology

adipogenic = adipo + genic

This sense closely matches the literal compositional meaning of 'adipo' plus '-genic' as fat-forming or promoting fat development.

Etymology

Adipogenic comes from adip(o) meaning 'fat' and -genic meaning 'producing', the same idea you see in 'generate' or 'genesis'. So adipogenic means 'making fat' or 'helping fat cells form', which is why scientists use it for hormones or medicines that lead to more fat storage.