Effects of Pregnancy and Lactation on Iron Metabolism in Rats

Table 1

Serum iron status of rats at different stages of pregnancy and lactation.

	NP	9 dP	18 dP	1 dL	7 dL	14 dL	21 dL
SI (mg/L)	5.92 ± 0.77	7.25 ± 0.07	6.32 ± 1.24	6.35 ± 0.21	6.77 ± 1.01	7.24 ± 2.67	6.37 ± 0.94
TIBC (mg/L)	16.71 ± 1.39	17.57 ± 2.12	16.1 ± 4.06	15.1 ± 0.14	18.35 ± 1.45	16.32 ± 2.07	15.76 ± 1.03
UIBC (mg/L)	10.8 ± 1.65	10.8 ± 2.71	9.77 ± 4.58	8.75 ± 0.35	11.58 ± 1.17	9.07 ± 1.29	9.40 ± 0.41
TS (%)	0.33 ± 0.03	0.41 ± 0.06	0.42 ± 0.16	0.42 ± 0.02	0.37 ± 0.05	0.44 ± 0.12	0.40 ± 0.04