Prenatal Exposure to Sodium Arsenite Alters Placental Glucose 1, 3, and 4 Transporters in Balb/c Mice

Inorganic arsenic (iAs) exposure induces a decrease in glucose type 4 transporter (GLUT4) expression on the adipocyte membrane, which may be related to premature births and low birth weight infants in women exposed to iAs at reproductive age. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of sodium...

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Main Authors: Daniela Sarahí Gutiérrez-Torres, Carmen González-Horta, Luz María Del Razo, Rocío Infante-Ramírez, Ernesto Ramos-Martínez, Margarita Levario-Carrillo, Blanca Sánchez-Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/175025