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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Radiat Res. 2015 Sep 23;184(4):352–366. doi: 10.1667/RR14047.1

TABLE 1.

Peak Percentage Weight Loss and Survival (day 21 after Infection) of C57BL/6 Mice Irradiated as Neonates (14 Days Old; Sham Irradiation vs. 5 Gy TBI) and Challenged with Intranasal 1 × 104 EID50 of Influenza A/HK/X31 (H3N2 Influenza Virus) or Mock Infection (PBS) at 3, 6 or 9 Months Postirradiation (9)

3 Months 6 Months 9 Months
Age Weight
loss		 Survival after
infection		 Weight
loss		 Survival after
infection		 Weight
loss		 Survival after
infection
Sham irradiation + PBS 5% 100% 4% 100% 5% 100%
5 Gy TBI + PBS 5% 100% 8% 100% 5% 100%
Sham irradiation + influenza 10% 100% 20% 100% 25% 100%
5 Gy TBI + influenza 11% 100% 30% 80% 35% 42%