ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Latent iron deficiency
;
liver
;
kidney
;
spleen
;
metals
;
rehabilitation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Feeding a marginally low iron content diet (18–20 mg iron/kg diet) to weaned (21-day-old) rats for 8 weeks produced a significant decrease in liver non-heme iron (66%, p〈0.001) but no change in blood hemoglobin. Total iron contents of liver (56%, p〈0.01), spleen (20%, p〈0.05), and kidney (19%, p〈0.05) were also found to decrease along with increased zinc, copper, calcium, manganese lead and cadmium in various organs. The magnitude of alteration of a metal was different in different organs. However, liver was found to be the most affected organ. Two weeks of rehabilitation with iron-sufficient diet (390 mg iron/kg diet) normalized these altered levels.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01939956
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