Human fat cell sizing--a quick, simple method

J Lipid Res. 1976 Mar;17(2):190-2.

Abstract

Two methods were used to determine the mean cell diameters of 37 samples of human adipose tissue, obtained by open or needle biopsy. Method I was the sizing of cells in cell suspensions and Method II was a quick, simple method of sizing cells from fixed sections. The agreement between the two methods was good (r = 0.93, P = less than 0.001). The results using Method II were slightly lower than those using Method I, and a correction factor is suggested. Method II has several advantages over Method I and we propose that it is a suitable method for sizing cells when a quick method with a permanent record is required.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / cytology*
  • Adipose Tissue / ultrastructure
  • Biopsy
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Humans
  • Mathematics
  • Methods