Table 2. Total cholesterol, triacylglycerol and total bile acid levels in the liver and total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, glucose and pyruvate levels in serum.

		Pair-fed group	Iron-deficient group
Liver	Total cholesterol, mg/g wet tissue	1.52±0.03	1.59±0.12
	Triacylglycerol, mg/g wet tissue	4.95±0.37	4.86±0.66
	Total bile acid, µg/g wet tissue	0.16±0.02	0.14±0.00
Serum	Total cholesterol, mg/dl	74.6±8.0	86.2±2.5
	Triacylglycerol, mg/dl	49.6±14.5	62.8±8.6
	Glucose, mg/dl	150.6±1.2	147.8±9.0
	Pyruvate, mg/dl	2.11±0.22	1.85±0.29

The values represent the mean ± SEM (n = 5).