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.
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Treated group | Concentration of NaAsO2 in water (ppm) | 0 () ± SD | 12 () ± SD | 20 () ± SD |
| Increase in body weight (g)a | 15.36 ± 4.05 | 7.18 ± 6.02 | 7.62 ± 5.76 | Maternal weight (g) | 42.62 ± 3.55 | 33.8 ± 7.28 | 34.58 ± 6.69 | Placental weight (g) | 0.169 ± 0.02a | 0.154 ± 0.02a | 0.147 ± 0.02b | Fetal weight (g) | 0.651 ± 0.09a | 0.611 ± 0.10b | 0.528 ± 0.10b | Number of viable fetuses/litter | 7.6 ± 3.04 | 7.8 ± 3.5 | 9.2 ± 2.04 | Number of nonviable fetuses/litter | 0.2 ± 0.44a | 1.8 ± 1.09b | 1.2 ± 0.83a |
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± SD, mean ± s.d. of each group; = number of females in group. Different superscript indicate statistical difference , by Bonferroni post hoc test.
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