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SUBMITTER: Barnes RH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5010008 | biostudies-other | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Barnes Richard H RH Chun Tae-Hwa TH
Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE 20160811 114
The isolation of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) is an important method in the field of adipose tissue biology, adipogenesis, and extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. In vivo, ECM-rich environment consisting of fibrillar collagens provides a structural support to adipose tissues during the progression and regression of obesity. Physiological ECM remodeling mediated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) plays a major role in regulating adipose tissue size and function(1,2). The loss of physiolo ...[more]