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Measurement of Tissue Non-Heme Iron Content using a Bathophenanthroline-Based Colorimetric Assay
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Hepatic iron overload in birds: analytical and morphological studies
R J Ward1, T C Iancu, G M Henderson
1Division of Clinical Cell Biology, Clinical Research Centre, Middlesex, England.
Avian Pathology : Journal of the W.V.P.A
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
Hepatic iron content was determined in post mortem specimens from a wide range of avian species collected over a 12-month period. The majority (> 90%) of these specimens (n = 40) showed high iron content (up to 12 mg Fe/g tissue). The highest concentrations were associated with fibrosis and regenerative nodules. Dietary analysis indicated that the iron intake was not excessive, suggesting that iron-loading was due to enhanced intestinal absorption.
