[HTML][HTML] Determination of adipocyte size by computer image analysis

HC Chen, RV Farese - Journal of lipid research, 2002 - ASBMB
Methods that allow rapid and accurate determination of adipocyte size are important to
studies of energy and glucose metabolism. The direct measurement of adipocyte size by
microscopy is widely used, although the method is tedious and time consuming. Computer-
assisted image analysis can overcome most of the disadvantages associated with this
technique. We report a new method for determining adipocyte size by measuring the cross-
sectional area of adipocytes with computer image analysis. This method allows a large …