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Published in final edited form as: Pharm Res. 2012 Nov 28;30(3):889–898. doi: 10.1007/s11095-012-0930-2

Table I.

Observed mean hematological and biochemical parameters in rats at healthy state (prior to iron free diet plan) and at anemic condition

Parameter	Basal values	Anemic condition
*Hematological parameters*
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	14.31 ± 2.47	10.58 ± 1.61^†
HCT (%)	41.35 ± 8.33	32.4 ± 3.72^†
MCV (fl)	56.25 ± 2.12	38 ± 2.86^†††
MCH (pg)	19.56 ± 1.57	12.4 ± 1.22^†††
MCHC (g/dl)	34.83 ± 1.61	28.22 ± 2.24^††
RBC (10¹²/l)	8.40 ± 0.83	6.61 ± 0.75^†
RDWc (%)	16.71 ± 2.22	28.33 ± 2.73^†††
*Biochemical parameters*
Serum Iron (μg/dl)	179.53 ± 15.84	83.46 ± 17.02^†††
TIBC ((μg/dl)	374.86 ± 56.33	483.84 ± 57.91^†
% TS	46.28 ± 7.04	16.59 ± 2.11^††
Lipid peroxidation [equivalent to MDA conc (nmol/ml)]	8.58 ± 1.72	14.51 ± 3.92^†

The difference in all parameters in rats between healthy (basal values) and anemic conditions is statistically significant.

^†

p<0.05

^††

p<0.001

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p<0.0001