The Claim
Human adipose tissue contains 52 ± 14 ng DNA·mg tissue⁻¹, which is 28% of the DNA content found in skeletal muscle (189 ± 44 ng DNA·mg tissue⁻¹), indicating that adipose tissue has substantially lower cellular density per milligram than skeletal muscle.
What the research says
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Adipose tissue contains 52 nanograms of DNA per milligram of tissue, while skeletal muscle contains 189 nanograms of DNA per milligram of tissue, meaning adipose tissue has fewer cells per milligram than skeletal muscle.
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Human adipose tissue contains 52 ± 14 ng DNA·mg tissue⁻¹, which is 28% of the DNA content found in skeletal muscle (189 ± 44 ng DNA·mg tissue⁻¹), indicating that adipose tissue has substantially lower cellular density per milligram than skeletal muscle.
Adipose tissue has far fewer cells per milligram than muscle because each fat cell is huge and filled with oil, taking up most of the space, while muscle tissue is packed with many small, dense cells that contain DNA.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Human Adipose and Skeletal Muscle Tissue DNA, RNA, and Protein Content.
Fat tissue has about one-quarter the DNA per milligram as muscle tissue, which means muscle has way more cells in the same amount of weight — and the study directly measured this.
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