Human Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Sampling Using a Mini-Liposuction TechniqueKirstin A. MacGregor 1, Nidia Rodriguez-Sanchez 1, Nicholas D. Barwell 2, Iain J. Gallagher 1, Colin N. Moran 1, Thomas G. Di Virgilio 1
1Physiology, Exercise and Nutrition Research Group, University of Stirling, 2Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Forth Valley Royal Hospital
The manuscript and associated video demonstrate a percutaneous biopsy technique to obtain samples of subcutaneous adipose tissue from areas surrounding the umbilicus. This method is a low-risk and efficient way to investigate a range of parameters (e.g., gene or protein expression, enzyme activity, lipid content) within adipose tissue.
