Table 1. Inulin clearance and iron parameters in Nx (nephrectomized); Nx + Gd (nephrectomized plus Gadolinium chelate); Nx Gd + NAC (nephrectomized plus Gadolinium chelate and N-acetylcysteine); Nx+NAC (nephrectomized plus N-acetylcysteine).

Groups	Inulin clearance (ml/min/100 g)	TIBC (µg/dl)	Transferrin saturation (%)	Ferritin (ng/ml)	Serum iron (µg/dl)
Nx	0.40±0.03	225±10	25.2±2.7	26.3±2.7	65±11
Nx+NAC	0.36±0.02	230±18	26.7±2.4	30.2±4.1	60±4
Nx+Gd	0.25±0.03b	172±12b	51.6±5.0a	47.7±7.2b	87±7
Nx+Gd+NAC	0.41±0.07d	232±10d	32.2±5.6e	28.6±3.1d	76±15

Data are mean ± s.e.m.

^ap<0.001

^bp<0.01

^cp<0.05 vs Nx.

^dp<0.05 ^ep<0.01 vs Nx+ Gd.

TIBC (total iron binding capacity).