Validation of a high-resolution X-ray computed tomography system to measure murine adipose tissue depot mass in situ and longitudinally

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-106

  Hildebrandt, Audrey L ^a   Kelly Sullivan, Dawn M ^a   Black, Shawn C ^a  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Computed tomography; Drug screening; Methods; Mouse; Obesity; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDIDYMIS; GRAVIMETRY; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; MALE; MESENTERY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; RESEARCH; RETROPERITONEUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY ANALYSIS; AGING; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036523115     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1056-8719(02)00208-3     Document Type: Article

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