Table 3.
Hb, g/dL | RBC, ×106/μL | Hct, % | MCV, fL | MCH, pg | Retic, ×109/L | |
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Wt-Ctr | 15.6 ± 0.3 | 10.2 ± 0.1 | 50.7 ± 0.6 | 49.7 ± 0.2 | 15.3 ± 0.1 | 281 ± 186 |
Hfe-KO-Ctr | 16.7 ± 0.3 | 10.4 ± 0.1 | 52.1 ± 0.5 | 50.1 ± 0.9 | 16.0 ± 0.2* | 231 ± 13 |
Hfe-KO-THW | 16.3 ± 0.2 | 10.4 ± 0.1 | 51.0 ± 0.7 | 49.0 ± 0.9 | 15.6 ± 0.1* | 351 ± 18*† |
Values are mean ± SEM of 5 to 20 female mice.
Hct indicates hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; and Retic, reticulocyte count.
P ≤ .05 relative to wt-Ctr.
P ≤ .05 relative to Hfe-KO-Ctr.