homeostasis/metabolism
• on an iron defficient diet, liver iron content relative to liver and body weight is significantly decreased
• however, on a normal chow diet no significant differences in iron levels are detected in any tissue and mice are not anemic
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liver/biliary system
• increase in liver weight relative to body weight in mice on an iron deficient diet
• however, absolute liver and body weights are not significantly different
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• on an iron defficient diet, liver iron content relative to liver and body weight is significantly decreased
• however, on a normal chow diet no significant differences in iron levels are detected in any tissue and mice are not anemic
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growth/size/body
• increase in liver weight relative to body weight in mice on an iron deficient diet
• however, absolute liver and body weights are not significantly different
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