Table 2. Dry weight of iron from the liver and the heart tissues of mice.

	Dry weight of Iron (µg/gm)
	Liver tissue	Heart tissue
Normal levels	101.3 ± 19.1	57.2 ± 41.6
Iron overloaded mice (Group 1)	11945 ± 2253	389 ± 188
Iron overloaded and deferiprone treated mice (Group 2)	9319 ± 2865	138 ± 66*
Iron overloaded and hydroxyurea treated mice (Group 3)	10316 ± 2820	150 ± 128*
Iron overloaded and deferasirox treated mice (Group 4)	11135 ± 1878	171 ± 98*
Iron overloaded and deferiprone and hydroxyurea treated mice (Group 5)	7136 ± 1631*	208 ± 200*
Iron overloaded and hydroxyurea and deferasirox treated mice (Group 6)	7397 ± 1570*	159 ± 141*
Iron overloaded and deferiprone and deferasirox treated mice (Group 7)	6339 ± 934*	97 ± 69*
Iron overloaded and deferiprone, deferasirox and hydroxyurea treated mice (Group 8)	6739 ± 1764*	89 ± 60*

* Statistically significant reduction (p<0.001) in dry weight of liver or heart iron of the particular group compared to the group 1