This protocol describes the method of determining basal and forskolin-stimulated lipolysis in inguinal fat pads obtained from normal chow diet (NCD) or high fat diet (HFD) ± capsaicin fed wild type mice. As an index for lipolysis, glycerol release was measured from inguinal adipose fat pads.
Baskaran, P., Thyagarajan, B. Measurement of Basal and Forskolin-stimulated Lipolysis in Inguinal Adipose Fat Pads. J. Vis. Exp. (125), e55625, doi:10.3791/55625 (2017).