Table 1 Selected protein expression in liver and spleen, and spleen non-heme iron (NHI) content following dietary copper or iron deficiency in rats

0.65 ± 0.06*

1.00 ± 0.03

0.64 ± 0.05^c

1.00 ± 0.14^b

1.52 ± 0.10^a

0.40 ± 0.24*

1.00 ± 0.10

0.71 ± 0.22

1.00 ± 0.14

0.75 ± 0.13^b

1.00 ± 0.10^b

4.85 ± 0.18^a

0.55 ± 0.02*

1.00 ± 0.05

0.80 ± 0.04*

1.00 ± 0.09

0.66 ± 0.09^b

1.00 ± 0.11^a

0.45 ± 0.07^b

0.30 ± 0.05*

1.00 ± 0.12

1.06 ± 0.07

1.00 ± 0.15

1.14 ± 0.18^a

1.00 ± 0.24^a

0.58 ± 0.05^a

1.74 ± 0.18*

1.00 ± 0.12

0.23 ± 0.01*

1.00 ± 0.06

0.12 ± 0.03^c

1.00 ± 0.04^a

0.78 ± 0.07^b

0.51 ± 0.01*

1.00 ± 0.09

6.40 ± 0.71*

1.00 ± 0.23

1.44 ± 0.49^b

1.00 ± 0.16^b

4.04 ± 0.22^a

1.94 ± 0.06*

1.00 ± 0.09

0.76 ± 0.15

1.00 ± 0.10

0.70 ± 0.05^b

1.00 ± 0.13^b

1.54 ± 0.16^a

1.09 ± 0.11

1.00 ± 0.09

7.35 ± 0.65*

1.00 ± 0.32

2.61 ± 0.14^a

1.00 ± 0.07^b

1.41 ± 0.14^b

2.88 ± 0.37*

1.00 ± 0.06

462 ± 80.7*

656 ± 33.5

204 ± 39.3^b

497 ± 102^a

59.8 ± 3.89^b

25.0 ± 4.6*

36.2 ± 1.1