Nessa Careyの 'Junk DNA' を読んでいます。
When the researchers knocked out expression of the second gene in mice they found that, compared with control animals, the mice were lean, had low adipose tissues and increased baseline metabolic rate.
"adipose tissues" の "adipose" の意味を調べます。
・Collins Dictionary: of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty: No significant changes in intermuscular adipose tissue volume or attenuation were found in any muscles.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: relating to animal fat: adipose tissue (= fat)
When the researchers knocked out expression of the second gene in mice they found that, compared with control animals, the mice were lean, had low adipose tissues and increased baseline metabolic rate.
"adipose tissues" の "adipose" の意味を調べます。
・Collins Dictionary: of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty: No significant changes in intermuscular adipose tissue volume or attenuation were found in any muscles.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: relating to animal fat: adipose tissue (= fat)