Fig. 2.

Hematological parameters from mice fed Sucrosomial® iron or ferrous sulfate. Mice were fed an iron deficient diet for two weeks prior to being switched to a diet containing 50 mg/kg iron as either Sucrosomial® iron (SI) or ferrous sulfate (FS) for a further two weeks prior to sacrifice. A control group remained on the iron deficient diet for the second two week period (ID). Red blood cell count a, hemoglobin b, hematocrit c and mean corpuscular volume d were determined. All data represent mean ± SEM with 10 mice per group. *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.005