Representative Western blot and densitometry measurement of EPOR, p-Akt, and Bcl-XL in the ipsilateral cortex in mice treated with saline or EPO after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Data in the bar graphs are represented as mean ± SD (*p < 0.05 versus sham animals; #p < 0.05 versus saline controls at corresponding time points; n = 3 mice/time point/group; EPO, erythropoietin; EPOR, EPO receptor; SD, standard deviation).