Belgrade +/b and b/b Duodenum and Jejunum. Rattus norvegicus

Three groups of male +b and bb rats were obtained (ages between 6 and 14 months) and intestinal scrapes were taken. Tissues was combined from 3 rats per group and processed for gene chip analysis. Keywords: Belgrade, iron deficiency, intestine, microarray Overall design: Three groups of each genotype were utilized and samples from each group of rats was reacted with one chip. 6 total experimental groups X 2 tissues (duodenum and jejunum) = 12 total chips used.