fat body TGMA:0001856 http://purl.org/obo/owl/TGMA#TGMA_0001856 A fat body is an insect gland dorsal to the insect gut, with a function analogous to that of the vertebrate liver. It is a storage organ for fats, glycogen and protein and is a major site of intermediary metabolism. ChildCount 0 xref_definition GO:0007503 is_a portion of tissue TGMA:0001844 http://purl.org/obo/owl/TGMA#TGMA_0001844 ChildCount 9 class SuperClass portion of tissue TGMA:0001844 http://purl.org/obo/owl/TGMA#TGMA_0001844 ChildCount 9 class class