Table 2. Effect of Low-Mg Diet in C57BL6... | American Society of Hematology

Table 2.

Effect of Low-Mg Diet in C57BL6 Control Mice

Parameter	Baseline (n = 6)	Day 14 (n = 6)	Day 28 (n = 6)
Hct (%)	43.7 ± 0.8	43.4 ± 1.0	40 ± 2.2^*
Hb (g/dL)	14.2 ± 0.6	13.6 ± 0.4	11.2 ± 1.2^*
MCHC (g/dL)	30.4 ± 1.2	31.5 ± 0.8	32.0 ± 0.4^†
D₅₀	1.090 ± 0.001	1.094 ± 0.001^*	1.094 ± 0.002^*
Reticulocytes (%)	3.6 ± 0.4	6.1 ± 1.2^*	3.1 ± 0.4
Corrected reticulocyte count (%)	3.6 ± 0.4	6.1 ± 1.2^*	2.84 ± 0.4
Serum Mg (mmol/L)	2.7 ± 0.2	1.3 ± 0.1^*	1.4 ± 0.4^*
Erythrocyte Mg (mmol/kg Hb)	9.2 ± 0.4	7.2 ± 0.1^*	7.9 ± 0.1^*
Cell Na (mmol/kg Hb)	52.2 ± 2.1	55 ± 2.8	56.5 ± 2.4^†
Cell K (mmol/kg Hb)	430 ± 17	324 ± 12^*	375 ± 22.3^*
Cell Na + K (mmol/kg Hb)	483 ± 17.2 (6)	379 ± 12 (6)^*	431 ± 20 (6)^*
K-Cl cotransport (mmol/L cells⋅h)	4.2 ± 0.5	5.7 ± 0.8^*	5.6 ± 1.3^*

Parameter	Baseline (n = 6)	Day 14 (n = 6)	Day 28 (n = 6)
Hct (%)	43.7 ± 0.8	43.4 ± 1.0	40 ± 2.2^*
Hb (g/dL)	14.2 ± 0.6	13.6 ± 0.4	11.2 ± 1.2^*
MCHC (g/dL)	30.4 ± 1.2	31.5 ± 0.8	32.0 ± 0.4^†
D₅₀	1.090 ± 0.001	1.094 ± 0.001^*	1.094 ± 0.002^*
Reticulocytes (%)	3.6 ± 0.4	6.1 ± 1.2^*	3.1 ± 0.4
Corrected reticulocyte count (%)	3.6 ± 0.4	6.1 ± 1.2^*	2.84 ± 0.4
Serum Mg (mmol/L)	2.7 ± 0.2	1.3 ± 0.1^*	1.4 ± 0.4^*
Erythrocyte Mg (mmol/kg Hb)	9.2 ± 0.4	7.2 ± 0.1^*	7.9 ± 0.1^*
Cell Na (mmol/kg Hb)	52.2 ± 2.1	55 ± 2.8	56.5 ± 2.4^†
Cell K (mmol/kg Hb)	430 ± 17	324 ± 12^*	375 ± 22.3^*
Cell Na + K (mmol/kg Hb)	483 ± 17.2 (6)	379 ± 12 (6)^*	431 ± 20 (6)^*
K-Cl cotransport (mmol/L cells⋅h)	4.2 ± 0.5	5.7 ± 0.8^*	5.6 ± 1.3^*

Data are presented as the mean ± SD.

P < .005, † P < .05: v baseline.