cellular
• bone marrow cell mitochondria of pI-pC treated mice show prominent contours of the membranes and are swollen
• accumulation of iron in mitochondria of bone marrow cells of pI-pC treated mice
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hematopoietic system
• pI-pC treated mice show impaired erythroid cell maturation
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• pI-pC treated mice develop anemia; anemia is classified as microcytic and hypochromic type
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• pI-pC treated mice exhibit a decrease in red blood cell number
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• heme is reduced in the peripheral blood of pI-pC treated mice
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• pI-pC treated mice show a decrease in hemoglobin
• however, white blood cell number and platelet count are normal
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• low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration in pI-pC treated mice
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• low mean corpuscular volume in pI-pC treated mice
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• pI-pC treated mice show an increase in the number of reticulocytes
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homeostasis/metabolism
• pI-pC treated mice exhibit accumulation of iron in mitochondria
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