title: New type of needle for obtaining large samples of human adipose tissue.
abstract: A new type of needle for obtaining human fatty tissue samples is described. With this instrument 350-600 mg of tissue may be obtained less traumatically than with previously described instruments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Sol-Gold Research Laboratory, Rothschild Municipal Hospital, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diengott
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kerpel
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans