Peripheral blood analysis after EPO treatment in normal and RCS dystrophic rats.

P values were calculated by comparing data from non-dystrophic rats without treatment vs those treated with EPO and RCS rats without treatment vs RCS rats treated with EPO, respectively. *P<0.05 and **P<0.001; Student's t-test; n = 7∼10/group. RBC = red blood cells, Hct = hematocrit, Hb = Hemoglobin, MCV = mean corpuscular volume, RDW = Red cell distribution width, WCC = white cell count, Lym = lymphocytes.