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Table I.

Serum iron (SI) concentration (μmol/L) in the control and CL groups prior to (day 0), during (days 2, 4, 6, 8), and after (day 10) oral administration of prednisolone at anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive doses

	Times (days), mean ± S_χ̄
Groups	0	2	4	6	8	10
Anti-inflammatory period
Control group (n = 5)	38.52 ± 4.67^a	55.70 ± 9.32^a	65.30 ± 3.04^b	75.75 ± 11.07^b	56.85 ± 9.05^a	38.66 ± 3.20^a
CL group (n = 11)	38.79 ± 2.94^a	52.92 ± 2.55^b	58 ± 3.34^b	97.44 ± 6.03^b	47.58 ± 4.06^a	34.11 ± 1.89^a
Immunosuppressive period
Control group (n = 5)	34.22 ± 3.36^a	74.03 ± 9.62^b	78.33 ± 4.04^b	84.49 ± 8.45^b	68.88 ± 8.68^b	34.51 ± 5.32^a
CL group (n = 11)	43.87 ± 2.79^a	76.48 ± 5.22^b	71.34 ± 5.12^b	78.37 ± 8^b	68.41 ± 3.95^b	30.66 ± 3.46^a

CL — Canine leishmaniosis

^a,b

Different superscripts represent a significant difference (P < 0.05)