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. 1999 Sep 14;96(19):10812–10817. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.19.10812

Table 1.

Serum and tissue iron values in aceruloplasminemic mice

Mice Hb, g/dl Serum iron, μg/dl TIBC, μg/dl Transferrin saturation, % Ferritin, ng/ml Iron content, μg/g dry wt
Liver Spleen
Cp+/+ 14.1  ± 3.3 252  ± 25 477  ± 45 43  ± 7 112  ± 10 252  ± 64 224  ± 63
Cp−/− 13.9  ± 3.4 245  ± 100 517  ± 30 33  ± 5 410  ± 103* 666  ± 130* 1,294  ± 94*

Values are means ± standard deviations, n = 3 from each group at 1 year of age. Hb, hemoglobin; (Hb), TIBC, total iron binding capacity. Significant differences were observed between Cp+/+ and Cp−/− mice for serum ferritin, (∗, P < 0.001), liver tissue iron content, (∗, P < 0.001), and spleen tissue iron content (∗, P < 0.001 in all cases).