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Table 2 Haemoglobin and tissue iron levels of mice administered Telfairia occidentalis extract or FeSO4.

From: Iron bioavailability from a tropical leafy vegetable in anaemic mice

 

Control

Telfairia occidentalis

FeSO4

Hb (dL)

8.3 ± 0.7

10.2 ± 0.5

11.6 ± 1.1*

Ferritin (ng/ml)

41.0 ± 6.1

41.4 ± 8.1

38.8 ± 3.2

Serum iron (ng/dL)

457.3 ± 34.0

530.5 ± 42.2

612.3 ± 42.2

  1. Statistical significance is indicated relative to the control treatment group, ** P < 0.05. Data are shown as means ± SEM, n = 4 replicates, typical of two experiments.