Table 5.

Genes that decreased in livers of iron-deficient rats compared to pair-fed rats

Gene name	Gene symbol	Fold regulation	P value
Glucose metabolism array
Aconitase 2, mitochondrial	Aco2	−2.3	<0.001
Fatty Acid Metabolism Array
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A synthase 2 (mitochondrial)	Hmgcs2	−3.0	0.016
Enoyl-Coenzyme A, hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase	Ehhadh	−2.6	0.003
Acyl-CoA-thioesterase 3	Acot3	−2.5	0.016
Rattus norvegicus acyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase family, member 10	Acad10	−2.1	0.004
2,4-dienoyl CoA reductase 2, peroxisomal	Decr2	−2.0	0.007
Protein kinase, AMP-activated, gamma 3 non-catalytic subunit	Prkag3	−1.8	<0.001
Acetyl-Coenzyme A acyltransferase 1	Acaa1	−1.8	0.019
Enoyl-Coenzyme A hydratase, short chain 1, mitochondrial	Echs1	−1.8	0.012
Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4	Acsl4	−1.7	<0.001
Lipoprotein lipase	Lpl	−1.7	0.019
Acyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase family, member 9	Acad9	−1.7	0.017
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1a, liver	Cpt1a	−1.6	0.032
Solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 1	Slc27a1	−1.6	0.005
3-hydroxymethyl-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A lyase	Hmgcl	−1.5	0.002
Acyl-CoA-thioesterase 9	Acot9	−1.5	0.025
Solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 3	Slc27a3	−1.5	0.051
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2	Cpt2	−1.5	0.023
Glutaryl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase	Gcdh	−1.5	0.049
Lipase, hormone sensitive	Lipe	−1.5	0.019

Fold regulation indicates relative fold change in mRNA abundance in the ID group compared to the PF group