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Table 1 Omega-3 Fatty Acid Enriched Diet (n-3) and Gamma Irradiation Therapy (IR) on Liver and Spleen Weights (Means ± SEM)

From: Dietary omega-3 fatty acids and ionizing irradiation on human breast cancer xenograft growth and angiogenesis

Therapy Group

n

Liver weight (grams)

Spleen weight (grams)

Early Kill1

   

n-6

5

0.94 ± 0.04

0.107 ± 0.009

n-6/IR

5

0.87 ± 0.07

0.031 ± 0.004

n-3

10

1.22 ± 0.06

0.150 ± 0.010

n-3/IR

5

1.05 ± 0.07

0.033 ± 0.003

Late Kill2

   

n-6

9

1.26 ± 0.07

0.166 ± 0.008

n-6/IR

20

1.17 ± 0.03

0.146 ± 0.008

n-3

20

1.19 ± 0.04

0.166 ± 0.014

n-3/IR

13

1.20 ± 0.05

0.240 ± 0.027

  1. 1Mice euthanized one day after last irradiation treatment.
  2. 2Mice euthanized 22 days after last irradiation treatment.