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Identification and Dissection of Diverse Mouse Adipose Depots
Published on: July 11, 2019
Exploring Adipose Tissue Functions
Jennifer Jager1, Jérôme Gilleron2
1Team Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology of Obesity and Diabetes, C3M, Université Côte d'Azur, Inserm.
Articles Discussed:
Cho, D. S., Doles, J. D. Preparation of adipose progenitor cells from mouse epididymal adipose tissues. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (162), doi: 10.3791/61694 (2020). Peics, J. et al. Isolation of adipogenic and fibro-inflammatory stromal cell subpopulations from murine intra-abdominal adipose depots. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (162), doi: 10.3791/61610 (2020). Estrada-Gutierrez, G. et al. Isolation of viable adipocytes and stromal vascular fraction from human visceral adipose tissue suitable for RNA analysis and macrophage phenotyping. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (164), doi: 10.3791/61884 (2020). Gilleron, J. et al. Exploring adipose tissue structure by methylsalicylate clearing and 3D imaging. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (162), doi: 10.3791/61640 (2020). Czepielewski, R. S. et al. Lymphatic and blood network analysis during obesity. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (165), doi: 10.3791/61814 (2020). Jager, J., Gaudfrin, M., Gilleron, J., Cormont, M., Tanti, J. F. An adipocyte cell culture model to study the impact of protein and micro-RNA modulation on adipocyte function. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (171), doi: 10.3791/61925 (2021). Poret, J. M., Molina, P. E., Simon, L. Isolation, proliferation and differentiation of rhesus macaque adipose-derived stem cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (171), doi: 10.3791/61732 (2021). Batista Jr., M. L., Meshulam, T., Desevin, K., Rabhi, N., Farmer, S. R. Three-dimensional adipocyte culture as a model to study cachexia-induced white adipose tissue remodeling. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (167), doi: 10.3791/61853 (2021). Akbar, N., Pinnick, K. E., Paget, D., Choudhury, R. P. Isolation and characterization of human adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles using filtration and ultracentrifugation. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (170), doi: 10.3791/61979 (2021).
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