The chronology of adipose tissue appearance and distribution in the human fetus
CM Poissonnet, AR Burdi, SM Garn - Early human development, 1984 - Elsevier
Timing of first appearance and subsequent distribution of adipose tissue were assessed in
488 normal-for-age human fetuses. The sample represented each of the three trimesters of
normal pregnancies. Light microscopy showed that adipose tissue first appears and
progressively develops from the 14th to 24th week of gestation (100–216 mm crown-rump
length) in those areas where it characteristically accumulates after birth. No significant sex
differences were found in patterns of early fat deposition. It is suggested that the second …
488 normal-for-age human fetuses. The sample represented each of the three trimesters of
normal pregnancies. Light microscopy showed that adipose tissue first appears and
progressively develops from the 14th to 24th week of gestation (100–216 mm crown-rump
length) in those areas where it characteristically accumulates after birth. No significant sex
differences were found in patterns of early fat deposition. It is suggested that the second …