TABLE 1.

Numbers of Apoptotic Nuclei In the Ventricles of Rat Hearts at Different Time Points after Irradiation (Average ± Sem, n = 3)

	Number of apoptotic nuclei
Time after irradiation	Sham	21 Gy
2 h	175 ± 38	204 ± 29
6 h	175 ± 38	1301 ± 91a
24 h	175 ± 38	755 ± 83a
4 days	175 ± 38	211 ± 61
2 weeks	60 ± 19	132 ± 23a
6 months	15 ± 4	15 ± 2

Note. Representative images of the CardioTACS™ stainings are shown in Supplementary Fig. S3 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1667/RR13452. 1.S1).

^aP < 0.05 when compared to sham-irradiated control.