Adipose Tissue Protocols; Editor: Ailhaud, Gerard; Book

Editor: Ailhaud, Gerard
Series#:155; Methods in Molecular Biology (Hardcover); Book
400 pages
Published: May 2001
Humana Press
ISBN: 0896037479

Adipose tissue is now widely recognized as a true organ endowed with endocrine and paracrine functions. Adipose Tissue Protocols provides a broad, unprecedented collection of step-by-step methods and instructions for immediate use in the laboratory by both experts and beginners. Topics range from physiological and morphological to cellular, sub-cellular and molecular aspects. Each protocol emphasizes the advantages and disadvantages of the method and how to overcome possible pitfalls. Adipose Tissue Protocols provides indispensable methods to enlighten the critical role played by adipose tissue in the regulation of nutrient homeostasis and food intake.Adipose tissue is now widely recognized as a true organ endowed with endocrine and paracrine functions. In this work, topics range from physiological and morphological to cellular, sub-cellular and molecular aspects.