Figure 5. Effect of maternal Fe deficiency on duodenal Fe uptake.

Duodenal ⁵⁹Fe uptake was measured in both mothers and offspring within 12 h of birth and in a further subset of offspring at 6 weeks of age. Fe uptake is expressed as μg ⁵⁹Fe uptake (g wet weight of duodenal tissue)⁻¹. Data are mean ± S.E.M. of pups taken from between five and nine litters in each experimental group.