PMID- 2609331 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19900220 LR - 20190727 IS - 0040-8727 (Print) IS - 0040-8727 (Linking) VI - 159 IP - 2 DP - 1989 Oct TI - Increased hexokinase activity in fetuses of rats developed under maternal hyperglycemia. PG - 139-45 AB - Hepatic and diaphragmatic hexokinase (HK) activities increased in fetuses of rats developed under maternal hyperglycemic conditions, compared to those in normal controls. In those organs, Type I and Type II hexokinase isozymes were detected by electrophoresis and densitometry with a chromatoscanner. Densitometric peak that corresponded to hepatic and diaphragmatic Type II hexokinase was also increased in the fetuses developed under hyperglycemia, compared to that of normal fetuses. These findings suggest that in the fetal liver, where significant activity of Type IV was absent, activity of Type II hexokinase varied depending on physiological state such as maternal hyperglycemia. FAU - Wako, Y AU - Wako Y AD - Laboratory of Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Senddi. FAU - Suzuki, K AU - Suzuki K FAU - Isobe, A AU - Isobe A FAU - Kimura, S AU - Kimura S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Japan TA - Tohoku J Exp Med JT - The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine JID - 0417355 RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (Hexokinase) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/metabolism MH - Female MH - Fetus/enzymology/*metabolism MH - Glucose/*metabolism MH - Hexokinase/metabolism MH - Hyperglycemia/*metabolism MH - *Maternal-Fetal Exchange MH - Pregnancy MH - Pregnancy in Diabetics/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred Strains EDAT- 1989/10/01 00:00 MHDA- 1989/10/01 00:01 CRDT- 1989/10/01 00:00 PHST- 1989/10/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1989/10/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1989/10/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1620/tjem.159.139 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Tohoku J Exp Med. 1989 Oct;159(2):139-45. doi: 10.1620/tjem.159.139.