title: Lipid metabolism of rat adipocytes in culture.
abstract: Isolated differentiated rat adipocytes embedded in a collagen matrix were maintained in culture for 0, 4 and 14 days. Assessment of viability by either anabolic glucose metabolism or catabolic lipolytic metabolism can be misleading; both types of metabolism should be measured to establish the status of cells. Cells maintained morphological integrity even when not viable as judged by anabolic glucose metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Novakofski
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Mersmann
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008066:Lipolysis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D003094:Collagen; D005947:Glucose; D005990:Glycerol