adipocyte measurement adipocyte glucose uptake measurement 2012-07-02T11:37:48Z CMO:0000869 JSmith Measurement of the amount of glucose transported into a sample of fat cells. Glucose is the monosaccharide sugar which is the principal circulating sugar in the blood and the major energy source of the body. Fat cells are connective tissue cells specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat; such cells consist of a large cytoplasmic vesicle filled with globules of triglycerides with the nucleus displaced to one side and the cytoplasm seen as a thin line around the fat vesicle. clinical_measurement_ontology