Table 4. Expression of selection of microarray genes in embryonic tissue analysed by real-time PCR in response to iron deficiency in Rowett Hooded Lister rats (FC = fold-change).

Gene symbol	Protein		Iron
	P	FC	P	FC
Acvr2b	0.02	3.35	0.28	1.65
C-Myc	0.35	0.64	0.08	0.66
Ccnh	0.26	1.77	0.44	1.36
Eif2b1	0.52	0.65	0.58	0.85
HNF4a	0.07	0.79	0.42	0.66
Mcart1	0.34	0.74	0.82	0.93
Nufip1	0.00	0.53	0.30	0.54
p53	0.30	2.82	0.08	5.42
PMEPA1	0.55	0.87	0.69	1.15
Pole3	0.41	0.80	0.38	0.57
Prmt3	0.85	0.70	0.58	0.72
Psat1	0.22	0.71	0.10	0.60
Securin	0.52	1.30	0.48	0.64
SP1	0.74	0.71	0.06	0.51
SUCLG1	0.87	0.75	0.40	0.79
TBX3	0.47	0.86	0.15	0.75
Tomm34	0.28	0.66	0.11	0.69
Txndc12	0.35	0.82	0.77	0.83
Ube2c	0.02	0.55	0.03	0.45

The selected genes had all been shown to be significantly up- or down-regulated by whole genome microarray. n = 8 animals per group.