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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Gerontol. 2013 Aug 29;48(11):10.1016/j.exger.2013.08.011. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2013.08.011

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Relative mRNA expression of iron metabolism components assessed by real-time PCR. A) Ferritin L expression is increased with advancing age. *Different from 8 and 18-month old groups (p<0.05); n=8–10 animals/group. B) TfR1 expression is deceased over the course of aging. *Different from 8-month old group (p<0.05). ΔDifferent from 18-month old group (p<0.05). N=9–10 animals/group. C) IRP1 expression shows upregulation in aged muscle. *Different from 18-month old group (p<0.05); n=8–10 animals/group. D) IRP2 expression shows a decrease with aging. *Different from 8-month old group (p<0.05); n=7–10 animals/group. E) Ferroportin mRNA exhibits increased expression during late middle-age compared to younger groups. *Different from 8 and 18-month old groups (p<0.05); n=7–10 animals/group. Values are mean±SEM.