New Scanning Electron Microscopic Method for Determination of Adipocyte Size in Humans and Mice*
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate a new scanning electronic microscopic (EM) method for assessing fat cell sizes and compare fat cell size distribution in human adipose tissue from different fat depots before and after weight loss.Keywords
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