Table 2.

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Enriched Diet (n-3) and Gamma Irradiation Therapy (IR) on Blood Counts, (means ± SEM)

Therapy Group	n	WBC × 103/μL	RBC × 106/μL	Platelets × 103/μL	Micronuclei (%RBC)
Early Kill1
n-6	4	2.91 ± 0.83	9.08 ± 0.07	584 ± 76	1.3 ± 0.04
n-6/IR	4	0.11 ± 0.01	7.50 ± 0.16	389 ± 17	1.2 ± 0.03
n-3	7	2.02 ± 0.30	8.45 ± 0.12	634 ± 51	1.2 ± 0.03
n-3/IR	4	0.16 ± 0.03	7.66 ± 0.07	358 ± 78	1.5 ± 0.04
Late Kill2
n-6	8	1.85 ± 0.37	8.30 ± 0.14	551 ± 83	1.6 ± 0.06
n-6/IR	13	1.48 ± 0.32	7.06 ± 0.16	973 ± 98	1.1 ± 0.01
n-3	16	2.85 ± 0.42	8.31 ± 0.20	582 ± 61	1.3 ± 0.04
n-3/IR	10	0.92 ± 0.18	6.10 ± 0.40	918 ± 131	0.9 ± 0.03

¹Mice euthanized one day after last irradiation treatment.

²Mice euthanized 22 days after last irradiation treatment.

Results of Statistical Analyses:

1. At one day after the end of irradiation therapy, there were significant decreases in WBC, RBC, and platelet counts due to the irradiation. There were no other significant differences at p < 0.01.

2. At 22 days after the end of irradiation therapy, WBC and RBC counts were still significantly decreased and there was a significant increase in platelet counts due to irradiation. There were no other significant differences at p < 0.01.