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Fig. 2. Effect of dietary supplementation with fish oil and different levels of vitamin E on lymphocyte proliferation. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (1 x 105) were stimulated with concanavalin A (Con A) or phytohemagglutinin (PHA) at 10 mg/L for 72 h and pulsed with [3H]thymidine during the last 4 h to determine DNA synthesis. Proliferation levels are expressed as average counts per minute (cpm). The unstimulated cells had a background count ranging from 70 to 100 cpm, which did not change after the supplementation. Data are mean ± SE, n = 8 to 10/group. * Significantly different from baseline at p < 0.05 (Student’s paired t test).
