Table 3.

Kinetics of carbonylated proteins production on C. elegans after acute irradiation at 2.5 Gy (1 Gy.min⁻¹) and at 75 Gy (15 Gy.min⁻¹).

Time post irradiation (h)	Control	1 h	1h30	2 h	2h40	3 h	4 h	5 h	6 h
2.5 Gy	1 ± 0.1	1.2 ± 0.2	0.9 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.4	NA	2.0 ± 0.7*	NA	1.9 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.2
75 Gy	1 ± 0.2	1.2 ± 0.2	0.8 ± 0.2	NA	2.0 ± 0.2***	NA	1.9 ± 0.1***	2.1 ± 0.3***	NA

Worms used in this assay were 3 hours synchronized, irradiated at 2.5 and 75 Gy, and collected at different times post irradiation as indicated. n = 3 (pool of 1000 nematodes). Data are expressed as induction (ratio of carbonylated protein level between exposed and controls) of carbonylated proteins compared to controls as means ± SD (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001, Dunnet test). NA corresponds to No Available Data.