Forth Valley Royal Hospital 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Human Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Sampling Using a Mini-Liposuction Technique Kirstin A. MacGregor1, Nidia Rodriguez-Sanchez1, Nicholas D. Barwell2, Iain J. Gallagher1, Colin N. Moran1, Thomas G. Di Virgilio1 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.
