Table 2.

Tabular ratios of iron status data in ceruloplasmin null mice and wild-type mice (Cp −/− / Cp +/+)¹

Research group2	1	2	3
Age at analysis, mo	3	16	5
Liver iron	4.4	10.6	3.4
Spleen iron	NS	NS	ND
Serum iron	0.4	0.2	0.5
Hemoglobin	0.9	NS	0.8

¹Tabular ratios were calculated only when means were significantly different, NS = not significant, > 0.05, ND = not determined.

²Research group 1 used mice back crossed to C57BL/6J (47). Research group 2 also used mice back crossed to C57BL/6J (32). Research group 3 used mice back crossed to Balb/c (33).