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Table 3 Liver ferritin protein and liver iron 1 concentration in chicken given the treatment diets

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: High bioavailablilty iron maize (Zea mays L.) developed through molecular breeding provides more absorbable iron in vitro (Caco-2 model) and in vivo (Gallus gallus)

Treatment

Liver ferritin1,μg/gwet weight

Liver iron2,μg/gtissue

"High + Fe"

650±18a

64.3±3.8a

"Low + Fe"

645±22a

39.6±2.3c

"High"

435±13b

52.2±3.1b

"Low"

355±10c

43.3±2.5c

  1. a,b,cWithin a column and for each parameter (i.e. liver ferritin or liver Fe), treatment group means without a common letter differ, P< 0.05 (values are mean±SEM, n=10).
  2. 1Atomic mass for iron is 55.8 g/mol.
  3. 2Liver tissue iron concentrations analysis is described in the materials and methods section.