Figure 8.

In vitro induced differentiation and maturation of pre-adipocytes derived from WT or P2Y₂ KO mice. Preadipocytes harvested from WT and P2Y₂ receptor KO mice fed regular diet were induced to differentiate and mature in vitro. Matured cells were stained with Oil Red to visualize cellular content of triglycerides. The similar looking dark or gray spots in un-induced panels were apparently due to artifacts in the optical pathway, and were not related to the cultures per se, which have distinct appearances.