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

Table 2.

Iron absorption, distribution, and turnover in aceruloplasminemic mice

Mice	Iron absorption, % total ⁵⁹Fe dose absorbed	Iron distribution		Plasma iron turnover, μg/dl/min
Mice	Iron absorption, % total ⁵⁹Fe dose absorbed	Organ	% ⁵⁹Fe absorbed	Before phlebotomy	After phlebotomy
Cp^+/+	16 ± 6	Liver	9 ± 1	1.6–2.3	3.4–4.2
		Spleen	1 ± 0.1
		RBC	50 ± 5
Cp^−/−	12 ± 3	Liver	10 ± 2	2.2–2.6	1.6–2.2
		Spleen	1
		RBC	52 ± 4

Values are means ± standard deviations, n = 6 from each group. Plasma iron turnover was determined in Cp^+/+ and Cp^−/− mice before and after 7 days of serial phlebotomy. A significant difference was observed in plasma iron turnover between Cp^+/+ and Cp^−/− mice after phlebotomy (∗, P < 0.005).