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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 24.
Published in final edited form as: Methods Mol Biol. 2014;1213:303–319. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1453-1_25
Tissue 1. Subcutaneous/inguinal fat tissue
Supplies 2. Scissors
3. Scale with measurements in grams
4. 50ml conical tubes
5. PBS
6. 265units/mg Collagenase type-1
7. Bovine serum albumin (BSA)
8. 2mM Calcium chloride in ddH2O (CaCl2)
9. 70μm mesh strainer (optional)
10. Parafilm
11. Complete expansion media (CEM)
12. 50ml Steriflip disposable vacuum filtration system with 0.22μm filter
13. Vacuum tubing
14. Timer
15. Wedge-shaped object
16. Trypan blue
17. Microcentrifuge tubes
18. Hemocytometer
19. Micropipettes and pipettes with tips
20. T225 cell culture flasks
Equipment 21. Incubator shaker
22. Large centrifuge