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Lipid metabolism of rat adipocytes in culture
C Y Hu1, J E Novakofski, H J Mersmann
1Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
Cell Biology International Reports
|February 1, 1989
Abstract:
Isolated differentiated rat adipocytes embedded in a collagen matrix were maintained in culture for 0, 4 and 14 days. Assessment of viability by either anabolic glucose metabolism or catabolic lipolytic metabolism can be misleading; both types of metabolism should be measured to establish the status of cells. Cells maintained morphological integrity even when not viable as judged by anabolic glucose metabolism.