The effect of gamma ray on total leukocytes, lymphocytes and neutrophils on blood samples of smokers compared to non-smoker donors

Background: The immune system depends on white blood cells (WBCs) to fight infections in the human body. Smoking tobacco causes the increasing of WBCs comparing with nonsmokers due to virus infection and bronchitis. Exposing blood samples of smokers and non-smokers donors to gamma-ray (γ-ray) will a...

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Main Authors: Baydaa Taher Sih, Alauldeen Mudhafar Zubair Alqasim, Awras Hameed Ajil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Iraqi Journal of Hematology
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Online Access:http://www.ijhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2072-8069;year=2017;volume=6;issue=1;spage=1;epage=5;aulast=Sih