Table 2 Body weight, liver and intestine metals content of control (C), copper-deficient (CuD) and iron-deficient (FeD) rats

Final body weight (g)

360 ± 30

361 ± 20

Liver copper content (μg/g)

6.7 ± 0.4

p < 1.0 × 10⁻¹⁰

13.9 ± 1.1

p < 0.3

Intestine copper content (μg/g)

4.7 ± 0.3

p < 0.002

7.0 ± 0.8

p < 0.011

Liver iron content (μg/g)

263.4 ± 37.9

p < 0.8

102.7 ± 11.5

p < 2.0 × 10⁻¹⁰

Intestine iron content (μg/g)

111.8 ± 13.9

p < 0.02

31.6 ± 5.3

p < 0.016