Table 2: Quantitative analysis of haematocrit (%) before burn induction (baseline) and over the 2-week observation period in controls animals and in animals that were administered 500 IU EPO/kg bw at 45 minutes (EPO500 45 min) and 6 hours (EPO500 6 hrs) or 2,500 IU EPO/kg bw at 45 minutes (EPO2,500 45 min; n=7 per group). Mean ± SEM, $p <0.05 vs. baseline, *p<0.05 vs. control.