Table 1.
Serum Fe, Haemoglobin, blood Pb levels, and ALAD activity among iron deficient-Pb exposed rats.
| Activity | Male (n=24) | Female (n=24) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIN-93G Diet | Control Diet (CD) (n=6) | Iron Deficient (ID) (n=6) | Control Diet (CD) (n=6) | Iron Deficient (ID) (n=6) | |||||
| Values represent the mean±SD. Different superscripts are significantly different between groups across the time point (p<0.05). For example, values marked by the superscript 'a' are statistically similar to each other, but significantly different from 'b', 'c' and 'd'. Hb = haemoglobin, ALAD = δ-Aminolevulenic acid dehydratase. | |||||||||
| End of 4th week | Hb (g%) | 13.6±1.00a | 8.1±1.41b | 13.4±0.93a | 8.7±1.03b | ||||
| Serum Fe (μg/dl) | 187.8±38.35a | 64.1±9.35b | 236.6±36.95c | 69.3±19.13b | |||||
| Pb Exposure | CD (n=6) | CD+Pb (n=6) | ID (n=6) | ID+Pb (n=6) | CD (n=6) | CD+Pb (n=6) | ID (n=6) | ID+Pb (n=6) | |
| End of 8th week | Hb (g%) | 14.2±2.01a | 12.6±2.02ac | 9.9±1.22b | 9.2±0.50b | 14.7±1.45a | 10.2±1.27b | 10.9±0.69bc | 9.7±0.90b |
| Serum Fe (μg/dl) | 201.8±55.30a | 191.3±49.38a | 64.1±19.35b | 83.6±18.12c | 214.6±23.72a | 207.5±13.92a | 81.1±21.02c | 101.5±19.61d | |
| Blood Pb (μg/dl) | 2.3±1.16a | 19.3±6.23b | 2.5±0.89a | 47.5±3.78c | 1.9±0.81a | 13.5±3.52b | 1.5±0.31a | 29.80±8.30d | |
| Blood ALAD Activity (nMole/h/ml) | 143.3±25.77a | 46.0±5.21b | 243.3±20.89c | 81.7±35.01b | 129.6±27.92a | 76.3±18.28b | 170.1±29.28c | 87.9±11.70b | |