TABLE 3.
Age | Brain region | CN-40 | FID-40 | FID-400 | TID |
nmol/g tissue | |||||
P21 | Cerebellum | 261 ± 55a | 243 ± 80a | 261 ± 91a | 160 ± 58b |
Frontal cortex | 304 ± 96a | 286 ± 114a,b | 240 ± 70b | 149 ± 40c | |
Striatum | 274 ± 51a | 279 ± 87a | 255 ± 90a | 153 ± 59b | |
Hippocampus | 274 ± 97a | 264 ± 86a | 273 ± 107a | 159 ± 57b | |
Midbrain | 285 ± 58a | 199 ± 88b | 227 ± 135b | 202 ± 135b | |
P100 | Cerebellum | 328 ± 64ab | 385 ± 96a | 331 ± 45a | 269 ± 146b |
Frontal cortex | 325 ± 77a | 335 ± 96a | 288 ± 54a | 342 ± 186a | |
Striatum | 322 ± 66a | 326 ± 99a | 327 ± 54a | 272 ± 131a | |
Hippocampus | 323 ± 84a | 377 ± 86a | 278 ± 76b | 253 ± 78b | |
Midbrain | 300 ± 69b | 354 ± 94a | 290 ± 108b | 246 ± 98b |
Values are means ± SD, n = 11–13 litters/diet group. Means in a row without a common letter differ, P < 0.05. CN-40, control; FID-40, formerly iron deficient fed 0.04-g/kg iron diet beginning at postnatal d 8; FID-400, formerly iron deficient fed 0.4-g/kg iron diet beginning at postnatal d 8; P, postnatal day; TID, totally iron deficient.