Haematological analysis of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in the area affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.
Sci Rep
; 8(1): 16748, 2018 11 13.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30425289
ABSTRACT
Several populations of wild Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) inhabit the area around Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP). To measure and control the size of these populations, macaques are captured annually. Between May 2013 and December 2014, we performed a haematological analysis of Japanese macaques captured within a 40-km radius of FNPP, the location of a nuclear disaster two years post-accident. The dose-rate of radiocaesium was estimated using the ERICA Tool. The median internal dose-rate was 7.6 µGy/day (ranging from 1.8 to 219 µGy/day) and the external dose-rate was 13.9 µGy/day (ranging from 6.7 to 35.1 µGy/day). We performed multiple regression analyses to estimate the dose-rate effects on haematological values in peripheral blood and bone marrow. The white blood cell and platelet counts showed an inverse correlation with the internal dose-rate in mature macaques. Furthermore, the myeloid cell, megakaryocyte, and haematopoietic cell counts were inversely correlated and the occupancy of adipose tissue was positively correlated with internal dose-rate in femoral bone marrow of mature macaques. These relationships suggest that persistent whole body exposure to low-dose-rate radiation affects haematopoiesis in Japanese macaques.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Acidente Nuclear de Fukushima
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Testes Hematológicos
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Macaca
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Animals
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En
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Sci Rep
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article
País de afiliação:
Japão