Is Adipose Tissue Mostly Water?
Is Adipose Tissue Mostly Water? Adipocytes typically contain a large lipid droplet, occupying >90% of the cell volume. Fat and water contents in adipose tissue are variable, ∼60-94% and ∼6-36%, respectively (Thomas, 1962). Is adipose tissue liquid? Fat in the lower body, as in thighs and buttocks, is subcutaneous and is not consistently spaced tissue,