Waiting
Login processing...

Trial ends in Request Full Access Tell Your Colleague About Jove
Journal / Developmental Biology / A Guide to Examining Intramuscular Fat Formation…
JoVE Journal
Developmental Biology

This content is Free Access.

JoVE Journal Developmental Biology
A Guide to Examining Intramuscular Fat Formation and its Cellular Origin in Skeletal Muscle
 

A Guide to Examining Intramuscular Fat Formation and its Cellular Origin in Skeletal Muscle

Article DOI: 10.3791/63996-v • 09:19 min • May 26th, 2022
May 26th, 2022 •
1, 1, 1,2
1Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida College of Medicine, 2Myology Institute, University of Florida College of Medicine

Chapters

Summary
Automatic Translation

The replacement of healthy muscle tissue with intramuscular fat is a prominent feature of human diseases and conditions. This protocol outlines how to visualize, image, and quantify intramuscular fat, allowing the rigorous study of the mechanisms underlying intramuscular fat formation.

Tags

Keywords: Intramuscular Fat Sarcopenia Neuromuscular Diseases Adipocyte Morphology Skeletal Muscle Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Glycerol Tibialis Anterior Tissue Preservation Histology
Read Article

Get cutting-edge science videos from JoVE sent straight to your inbox every month.

Waiting X
Simple Hit Counter