title: The ontogeny of the rabbit hepatic glucose transporter.
abstract: We delineated and characterized the fetal hepatic glucose transporter in the rabbit. Employing the 2-deoxy-D-glucose displaceable 3H-cytochalasin B binding assay we estimated the number and Kd of the GT per mg of liver protein. A gradual increase in the number was observed during development, the fetus (23.8 +/- 2.04 pmoles/mg) expressing a lesser amount when compared to the neonate (59.5 +/- 17 pmoles/mg; p less than 0.05) and adult (142 +/- 11 pmoles/mg; p less than 0.05). On the other hand the affinity of the glucose transporter was higher in the fetus (Kd 287 +/- 81 nM) when compared to either the neonate (988 +/- 222 nM, p less than 0.05) or the adult (706 +/- 101 nM, p less than 0.05). We conclude that the fetal hepatic GT is more efficient secondary to a higher affinity for glucose.
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003571:Cytochalasin B / Q000378:metabolism; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D011817:Rabbits; D011869:Radioligand Assay
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D009004:Monosaccharide Transport Proteins; D003571:Cytochalasin B; D003847:Deoxyglucose