Research Article

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

Table 1

Reproductive parameters in animals according to the NaAsO2 concentration in water.

Treated groupConcentration of NaAsO2 in water (ppm)
0 
()  
  ± SD
12 
()  
  ± SD
20 
()  
  ± SD

Increase in body weight (g)a15.36 ± 4.057.18 ± 6.027.62 ± 5.76
Maternal weight (g)42.62 ± 3.5533.8 ± 7.2834.58 ± 6.69
Placental weight (g)0.169 ± 0.02a0.154 ± 0.02a0.147 ± 0.02b
Fetal weight (g)0.651 ± 0.09a0.611 ± 0.10b0.528 ± 0.10b
Number of viable fetuses/litter7.6 ± 3.047.8 ± 3.59.2 ± 2.04
Number of nonviable fetuses/litter0.2 ± 0.44a1.8 ± 1.09b1.2 ± 0.83a

  ± SD, mean ± s.d. of each group; = number of females in group.
Different superscript indicate statistical difference , by Bonferroni post  hoc test.