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

Table 3

Concentration and relative proportion of iAs and methylated species in placental tissue according to NaAsO₂ concentration.

Arsenical	Arsenite concentration in drinking water (ppm)
	0		12		20
	ng As/g of tissue^a	%	ng As/g of tissue^a	%	ng As/g of tissue^a	%
iAs	1.85 ± 0.05	100	7.425 ± 3.31	21	8.573 ± 4.23	25
MAs	UD	0	1.945 ± 0.54	6	1.592 ± 0.49	5
DMAs	UD	0	25.55 ± 3.87	73	24.21 ± 4.84	70
tAs	1.85 ± 0.05	100	34.92 ± 5.56	100	34.38 ± 8.69	100

mean ± s.d.; % of arsenical species in relation to total arsenic (tAs).
UD: undetected concentration.
Difference between exposed versus control group; , one way ANOVA test.