Skeletal muscle also serves as the main site of insulin-stimulated glucose disposal, thus playing a major role in glucose homeostasis. At first glance, the action of insulin on glucose transport seems independent of its effect on skeletal Na,K-ATPase. Insulin initiates the translocation of the major glucose transporter responsible for glucose uptake into muscle and adipose tissue, GLUT4, to the plasma membrane (sarcolemma, T tubule) from an intracellular membrane storage compartment, GLUT4 storage vesicles.
Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) considers the forced sex in marriages as a crime only when the wife is below age 15. Thus, marital rape is not a criminal offense under the IPC. Marital rape victims have to take recourse to the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 (PWDVA).
Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse. Child marriage. Child marriage, defined as a formal marriage or informal union before age 18, is a reality for both boys and girls, although girls are disproportionately the most affected. Child marriage is widespread and can lead to a lifetime of disadvantage and deprivation.