Table 2. Hematology profile of Iron and Control mice treated with or without DSS.
| Paramaters | Iron/DSS | Iron | Control/DSS | Control |
| Hb (g/L) | 118.9±2.1* | 144.3±2.8 | 122.1±3.5* | 137.1±2.8 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 37.63±0.50* | 45.00±0.82 | 37.38±0.98* | 42.63±0.84 |
| MCH (pg) | 15.66±0.14* | 16.63±0.09# | 15.83±0.05* | 16.24±0.12 |
| MCV (fL) | 49.50±0.42*# | 51.88±0.35# | 48.50±0.19* | 50.50±0.38 |
| RBC (1012/L) | 7.61±0.16* | 8.65±0.11 | 7.71±0.23* | 8.42±0.16 |
| Reticulocytes (109/L) | 639.0±82.4* | 354.5±37.9 | 523.1±30.0* | 393.5±17.8 |
| Platelets (109/L) | 894.6±30.6# | 818.4±33.5# | 696.6±12.3 | 678.9±40.91 |
| WBC (109/L) | 5.46±0.64* | 3.81±0.21 | 7.18±0.91* | 4.09±0.55 |
Results are expressed as mean±SEM; n = 7-8. * P<0.05; denotes significance between DSS treatment versus no treatment and # P<0.05; denotes significance between Iron/DSS versus Control/DSS or Iron versus Control mice. Hb, hemoglobin; MCH, mean cell hemoglobin; MCV, mean cell volume; RBC, red blood cell count; WBC, white blood cell count.