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Table 2.

Characteristics of P12 rat pups after perinatal copper deficiency, iron deficiency, or PTU treatment

Characteristic	Control	CuD	FeD	PTU
Body weight, g	31.8 ± 0.92^a	26.9 ± 0.38^b	22.2 ± 0.65^c	26.1 ± 0.31^b
Heart:body weight, mg/g	5.31 ± 0.09^a,c	6.50 ± 0.35^a	11.3 ± 0.63^b	4.13 ± 0.09^c
Brain:body weight, mg/g	35.4 ± 1.10^a	43.4 ± 1.11^b	44.8 ± 0.80^b	43.8 ± 0.73^b
Hemoglobin, g/liter	112 ± 1.55^a	87.0 ± 2.28^b	51.2 ± 1.86^c	133 ± 3.02^d
Serum Fe, μg/ml	1.53 ± 0.13^a	0.63 ± 0.05^b	0.42 ± 0.05^b	2.22 ± 0.13^c
Ceruloplasmin, U/liter	55.4 ± 6.63^a	<0.3^b	40.3 ± 3.57^a	52.8 ± 1.97^a

Data are presented as the mean ± sem (n = 4–10). Unlike superscripts within a specific row indicate a statistical difference (P < 0.05) by one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s or Scheffe’s multiple comparison test.