January 1, 1990Biology of the Cell

The stroma‐vascular fraction of rat inguinal and epididymal adipose tissue and the adipoconversion of fat cell precursors in primary culture

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Population

4-week-old rats (inguinal and epididymal fat pads)

Intervention

Primary culture in serum-supplemented medium enriched with insulin (14.5 nM) and exogenous triglycerides

Comparator

Comparison between inguinal and epididymal derived stroma-vascular cells

Outcome

Differentiation of fat cell precursors assessed by lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) activity, and morphological quantificationsurrogate

The study demonstrates regional differences in the adipoconversion pattern of fat cell precursors from inguinal versus epididymal adipose tissue in rats.

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Implication

Depot-specific adipocyte maturation in rats is hypothesis-generating; extends regional adipose biology but leaves open human translation.

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́goire et al. (1990) studied this question.

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The stroma‐vascular fraction of rat inguinal and epididymal adipose tissue and the adipoconversion of fat cell precursors in primary culture

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Implication

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The stroma‐vascular fraction of rat inguinal and epididymal adipose tissue and the adipoconversion of fat cell precursors in primary culture

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Discussion

Implication

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