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Slc2a8 deficiency in mice results in reproductive and growth impairments.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Aug 2012
Adastra Katie L, Frolova Antonina I, Chi Maggie M, Cusumano Daniel, Bade Mary, Carayannopoulos Mary O, Moley Kelle H
Abstract excerpt
SLC2A8, also known as GLUT8, is a facilitative glucose transporter expressed in the testis, brain, liver, heart, uterus, ovary, and fat. In this study we examined the effect of Slc2a8 deficiency on mouse gamete, preimplantation embryo, and implantation phenotype, as well as postnatal growth and physiology. For this model, the transcriptional start site and exons 1-4 were targeted and a lack of protein expression...
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