Table 1 Hematological parameters of MCF knockout and wild-type mice at 6 months of age.

From: Hephaestin and ceruloplasmin facilitate iron metabolism in the mouse kidney

Parameter

WT

Heph/Cp KO

Cp KO

Heph KO

RBC, X1012

7.44 ± 0.18a

2.92 ± 0.11b

7.56 ± 0.14a

5.71 ± 0.14c

Hb, g/L

108.8 ± 2.26a

45.2 ± 1.27b

103.2 ± 1.33a

79.6 ± 2.98c

Hct, %

34.7 ± 0.78a

10.8 ± 0.42b

33.7 ± 0.25ac

29.1 ± 0.47c

MCV, fL

46.7 ± 0.20ac

36.9 ± 0.15b

45.0 ± 1.07a

51.3 ± 0.68c

MCH, pg

14.5 ± 0.07a

15.7 ± 0.39a

13.7 ± 0.15a

13.8 ± 0.37a

MCHC, g/L

311 ± 1.02a

425 ± 14.7b

306 ± 4.74a

270 ± 8.97a

RDW, %

24.1 ± 0.25a

32.8 ± 0.31b

33.4 ± 0.33b

25.3 ± 0.98a

  1. Mean ± SEM, n = 5–9. Results that do not share a letter are significantly different, P < 0.05. RBC, red blood cells; Hb, hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW, red cell distribution width.