Promoting effect of glucocorticoids on the differentiation of human adipocyte precursor cells cultured in a chemically defined medium.

Stromal-vascular cells obtained from adult human subcutaneous adipose tissue were cultured in a chemically defined serum-free medium. In the presence of 0.2 nM triiodothyronine and 0.5 microM insulin, up to 25% of the cells were able to undergo terminal adipose differentiation within 18 d, as assess... View More