Adipose tissue secretes a number of biologically active soluble factors (collectively named adipocytokines) that regulate glucose and fatty acid metabolism. Measurement of serum adiponectin levels gives us important information on the role of adiponectin in regulation of glucose and/or lipid metabolism. This Rat Adiponectin ELISA Kit is an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for quantitative determination of adiponectin in rat serum, plasma or various tissue or cell culture supernatants. In the assay, polyclonal antibody specific for rat adiponectin has been pre-coated onto 96 well microplate. Standards and samples are pipetted into the wells and any adiponectin present is bound by immobilized antibody. The bound adiponectin is then c