Decreased blood cell counts were not observed in cattle living in the “difficult‐to‐return zone” of the Fukushima nuclear accident

• Published in: Animal science journal Vol. 90; no. 1; pp. 128 - 134
• Main Authors: Sato, Itaru, Sasaki, Jun, Satoh, Hiroshi, Deguchi, Yoshitaka, Chida, Hiroyuki, Natsuhori, Masahiro, Otani, Kumiko, Okada, Keiji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2019; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Agricultural pollution; Animals; Blood; blood cell counts; Bovidae; Cattle; Cattle - blood; Damage accumulation; Dosage; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Erythrocyte Count; Erythrocytes; Exposure; Farms; Fukushima; Fukushima Nuclear Accident; Japan; Leukocyte Count; Leukocytes; Lymphocyte Count; Lymphocytes; Lymphopenia; Nuclear accidents; Nuclear accidents & safety; Original; ORIGINAL ARTICLES; radiation; Radiation damage; Radiation Dosage; Radiation effects; Radioactive Pollutants - adverse effects; Statistical analysis; Japan; Fukushima; blood cell counts; cattle; radiation

White blood cells, especially lymphocytes, are susceptible to radiation exposure. In the present study, red blood cell, total white blood cell, and lymphocyte counts were repeatedly measured in cattle living on three farms located in the “difficult‐to‐return zone” of the Fukushima nuclear accident,...