Article
Glucose transporters in preimplantation development
1 May 1998
Abstract excerpt
The inability of the embryo to utilize glucose as a fuel before compaction has been an area of much speculation. It is suggested that limitations in glucose transporter processes are the prime reasons for this. The recent identification of GLUT3 as the transporter responsible for the uptake of maternal glucose after compaction may provide the missing link in this puzzle. Furthermore, the coincidence of its...
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