Table 1.

Hemoglobin (Hgb), hematocrit (Hct) and brain iron levels from control and iron deficient (ID) rats.

	Hgb (g/l)	Hct (%)	VMB Iron (µg/g)	Striatum Iron (µg/g)
Control	144 ± 3	43.0 ± 0.01	24.9 ± 2.5	24.3 ± 3.6
ID	63 ± 6c	22.4 ± 0.02c	16.0 ± 1.2b	18.6 ± 1.4a

Data are presented as means ±SEM.

^ap<0.05,

^bp<0.01,

^cp<0.001 relative to control diet fed rats. N=12 – 13 rats/group.