Effects of iron manipulation on trace elements level in a model of colitis in rats

Table 2 Hepatic and colonic zinc and copper concentrations in controls and colitis

	Zinc mg/g		Copper mg/g
	Hepatic	Colonic	Hepatic	Colonic
Controls	99.8±2.1	133.4±6.1	54.4±1.6	18.6±0.9
Standard diet	140.2±6.2a	113.9±5.8	20.8±0.7d	18.6±0.9
Iron-supplemented diet	92.6±5b	132.2±10.2	44.2±3.9	21±2.1
Iron-deprived diet	117.2±4.4	101.6±5.1	19.7±0.8d	36.2±5.9c

^aP<0.05 vs controls;

^bP<0.01 vs standard diet;

^cP<0.05 vs controls and standard diet;

^dP<0.001 vs controls.