A new protocol for functional analysis of adipogenesis using reverse transfection technology and time-lapse video microscopy

Cell Biology International

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 737-746

  Grönniger, Elke ^a   Wessel, Sonja ^a   Kühn, Sonja Christin ^a   Söhle, Jörn ^a   Wenck, Horst ^a   Stäb, Franz ^a   Winnefeld, Marc ^a  

^a BEIERSDORF AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adipogenesis associated gene; Fluorescently labelled fatty acid; Human adipogenesis; Human preadipocyte; Quantitative time lapse video microscopy; Reverse siRNA transfection

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TAT INTERACTING PROTEIN 60; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; KAT5 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADIPOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; MICROSCOPY; PHENOTYPE; PROADIPOCYTE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME LAPSE VIDEO MICROSCOPY; ADIPOCYTE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME; VIDEO MICROSCOPY;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOGENESIS; FEMALE; HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; PPAR GAMMA; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 77955315161     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: 10958355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CBI20090299     Document Type: Article

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