Glucose movement into rat interine fluid.
The uterine horns of anaesthetized rats were cannulated and 2.5 ml 0.9% NaCl at 37 degrees C were recirculated for up to 90 min. Glucose appeared in the medium, reaching a concentration of approximately 1 mM. Various aspects of the transport process were examined, and it is suggested that the glucose is mainly derived from the plasma, and probably enters the uterine lumen by a process involving facilitated diffusion.
D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D014599:Uterus / Q000378:metabolism*
D005947:Glucose