Table 1. Animal treatments.
Group | The volume of intragastric administration (ml/day) | Chemical intake (mg/day) | Conversion dose* (mg/kg/day) |
Ctr | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
1.25% | 0.2 | 2.5 | 83.3 |
5% | 0.2 | 10 | 333.3 |
Ctr, control group that was intragastrically administered physiological saline.
*The conversion dose of ferric citrate was calculated according to the initial average bodyweight of the mice (~30 g)