TABLE 2.
Percent of Apoptotic Spleen Lymphocytes in Control Mice and Mice Exposed to Chronic Very Low Dose-Rate (0.07 mGy/h) IR
Length of experiment (days) | 40 | 80 | 120 | 210 | 270 | 365 |
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Apoptotic cells (%) | ||||||
Control | 1.1 ± 0.9 | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 0.8 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.7 |
IR | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 0.6* | 2.9 ± 0.8 | 4.1 ± 0.7* | 4.8 ± 1.1* |
*Significantly increased compared to control (p < 0.05).