Fatty acid β-oxidation is an essential metabolic pathway responsible for generating energy in many different cell types, including hepatocytes. Here, we describe a method to measure fatty acid β-oxidation in freshly isolated primary hepatocytes using 14C-labeled palmitic acid.
Vickers, S. D., Saporito, D. C., Leonardi, R. Measurement of Fatty Acid β-Oxidation in a Suspension of Freshly Isolated Mouse Hepatocytes. J. Vis. Exp. (175), e62904, doi:10.3791/62904 (2021).