This was also true of glucose transporter protein levels of Zucker CTL versus CKD rats (Fig 4C) with a reduction of glucose transporters in muscles (GLUT1 decrease of 41%, p<0.01; GLUT4 decrease of 39%, p<0.01) and higher protein levels in adipose tissues (GLUT1 increase of 56%, p<0.05; GLUT4 increase of 47%, N.S.). Here, SLC2A4 is linked to chronic kidney disease.