Table 1.

Iron status parameters of Dmt1^flox/flox and Dmt1^liv/liv mice

Parameter	Unit	Dmt1flox/flox	Dmt1liv/liv	n	P
Hemoglobin	g/dL	15.30 ± 0.33	15.18 ± 0.47	6	0.843
Plasma iron	µg/dL	270.3 ± 17.72	283.5 ± 14.44	6	0.575
TIBC	µg/dL	372.6 ± 15.01	375.0 ± 27.72	4–5	0.938
Transferrin saturation	%	72.36 ± 4.25	73.88 ± 3.69	4–5	0.802
Hepatic iron	µg Fe/g	796.7 ± 65.08	885.0 ± 12.66	3	0.254
Hepatic non-heme iron	µg Fe/g	132.1 ± 22.24	125.9 ± 26.24	6	0.861

TIBC, total iron-binding capacity. Hepatic iron (heme and non-heme) levels were determined by ICP-MS, and are reported as µg Fe/g of tissue dry weight. Hepatic non-heme iron levels were measured colorimetrically and are reported as µg Fe/g of tissue wet weight. Values are means ± SE. Measurements were at 8 weeks of age. P values were obtained by using Student’s t test.