Research Article

Effects of Pregnancy and Lactation on Iron Metabolism in Rats

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The FPN1 protein levels in small intestine of SD rats at various stages of pregnancy and lactation. Protein expression level was determined by Western blot. The expression levels in different groups were normalized to the respective β-actin levels, and the relative expression levels as compared to NP control group were calculated and expressed as mean ± SD. versus NP; versus NP. .