Table 1. Effect of hepcidin on body... | American Society of Hematology

Table 1.

Effect of hepcidin on body weights, iron stores, and hemoglobin in mice

Treatment	n	Body weight, g	Hemoglobin, g/L	Liver nonheme iron, nmol/mg
Control	10	38.8 ± 0.6	156 ± 05	1.82 ± 0.19
10 μg hepcidin	6	37.2 ± 1.4	154 ± 07	1.67 ± 0.28
100 μg hepcidin	6	36.4 ± 1.0*	156 ± 04	1.59 ± 0.15

Treatment	n	Body weight, g	Hemoglobin, g/L	Liver nonheme iron, nmol/mg
Control	10	38.8 ± 0.6	156 ± 05	1.82 ± 0.19
10 μg hepcidin	6	37.2 ± 1.4	154 ± 07	1.67 ± 0.28
100 μg hepcidin	6	36.4 ± 1.0*	156 ± 04	1.59 ± 0.15

Mice were injected daily for 3 days with 0.15 M NaCl (controls) or hepcidin dissolved in 0.15 M NaCl.

Data are expressed as means ± SEM for the number of mice per group.

P < .05 compared with appropriate control.