Table 1

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Enriched Diet (n-3) and Gamma Irradiation Therapy (IR) on Liver and Spleen Weights (Means ± SEM)

Therapy Group
n
Liver weight (grams)
Spleen weight (grams)

Early Kill1



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



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

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