Determination of adipocyte size by computer image analysis

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 986-989

  Chen, Hubert C ^a   Farese Jr , Robert V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipocyte surface area; Obesity; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID DIET; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY;

ADIPOCYTES; ANIMAL; CELL SIZE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; ANIMALS;

EID: 0035988363     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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