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Number of fat cells (adipocytes) in obese individuals

Value	8.84e+10 adipocytes
Organism	Human Homo sapiens
Reference	Spalding, KL et al. Dynamics of fat cell turnover in humans. Nature. May 2008. 453(7196):783-7. Supplementary information p.9 table 1PubMed ID18454136
Comments	The number of adipocytes in a person remains fairly constant after reaching adulthood.
Entered by	Uri M
ID	108407