Table 1.

Alterations of SI (μmol/L) and SF (μg/L) during iron treatment (mean ± SD, n = 43)

Groups	d 0		d 14		d 28		d 42		d 56
	SI	SF	SI	SF	SI	SF	SI	SF	SI	SF
A	3.2 ± 1.1	7.2 ± 1.6	11.3 ± 3.2a	9.4 ± 2.6	13.2 ± 3.4a	11.3 ± 2.6a	18.2 ± 3.6a	18.2 ± 5.3a	23.2±4.7a	38.5 ± 9.2a
B	3.3 ± 1.2	7.5 ± 1.8	8.9 ± 2.9	8.8 ± 2.4	9.2 ± 2.2	9.6 ± 2.7	13.2 ± 2.9	13.6 ± 3.2	18.2±3.7	21.6 ± 5.6

^aP < 0.05 vs group B.