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Omega-3 Fatty Acid Enriched Diet (n-3) and Gamma Irradiation Therapy (IR) on Liver and Spleen Weights (Means ± SEM) |
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| Therapy Group |
n |
Liver weight (grams) |
Spleen weight (grams) |
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| Early Kill1 |
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| n-6 |
5 |
0.94 ± 0.04 |
0.107 ± 0.009 |
| n-6/IR |
5 |
0.87 ± 0.07 |
0.031 ± 0.004 |
| n-3 |
10 |
1.22 ± 0.06 |
0.150 ± 0.010 |
| n-3/IR |
5 |
1.05 ± 0.07 |
0.033 ± 0.003 |
| Late Kill2 |
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| n-6 |
9 |
1.26 ± 0.07 |
0.166 ± 0.008 |
| n-6/IR |
20 |
1.17 ± 0.03 |
0.146 ± 0.008 |
| n-3 |
20 |
1.19 ± 0.04 |
0.166 ± 0.014 |
| n-3/IR |
13 |
1.20 ± 0.05 |
0.240 ± 0.027 |
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1Mice euthanized one day after last irradiation treatment. 2Mice euthanized 22 days after last irradiation treatment. | |||
Hardman et al. Cancer Cell International 2005 5:12 doi:10.1186/1475-2867-5-12 |
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