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Table 2. The results of HLV injections in rat are reproducible.

Two identical sets of injections (n=5 animals per group) were performed by two equally experienced animal technicians. 500 μg mMCK-ratEPO pDNA was injected into the saphenous vein of adult Lewis rats using various injection volumes. The hematocrit values were compared between the groups 42 days post-injection using ANOVA. None of the parallel groups of this study showed significant differences neither at this, nor at any other time point.

500 μg mMCK-ratEPO injected in volume:	Investigator A		Investigator B
500 μg mMCK-ratEPO injected in volume:	Average Hct	SEM	Average Hct	SEM
10 ml	69.06	4.92	68.35	1.8
7.5 ml	73.32	2.32	73.00	1.07
5.0 ml	75.08	0.97	74.92	1.34
2.5 ml	69.66	2.35	70.28	2.18