Imaging immune and metabolic cells of visceral adipose tissues with multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy.

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) inflammation is recognized as a mechanism by which obesity is associated with metabolic diseases. The communication between adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) and adipocytes is important to understanding the interaction between immunity and energy metabolism and its role...

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Main Authors: Yasuyo Urasaki, Mary G Johlfs, Ronald R Fiscus, Thuc T Le
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3372513?pdf=render