Table 1.
Effect of green tea on the frequency of micronucleated binucleates (MnBi) after gamma-irradiation
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| Control | Green tea | Radiation | 1 hr | 3 hr | 5 hr | 1 hr post 5 day constitutive green tea treatment | ||||
| Frequency of MnBi in five volunteers | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12 | 8 | 7.1 | 11 | 13.7 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 10.4 | 11.1 | |||
| 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 8 | 5 | 12.1 | 11.5 | |||
| 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 11.5 | 14.9 | |||
| Mean±SD of MnBi% | 0.1±0.07 | 0.06±0.05 | 11.96±2.10a | 10.24±2.86a | 5.82±1.36a,b | 10.96±0.9a | 12.84±1.57a | |||
a P< 0.001 with control, b P< 0.001 with Radiation treated groups