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Epo lowered NEC incidence
A neonatal rat NEC model and NEC scoring were conducted as described under “Materials and Methods.” Experimental NEC rat pups were left untreated or treated with 0.1 unit/ml Epo. Naturally born and dam-fed pups were healthy controls.
| NEC (+) | NEC (−) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental NEC − Epo | 25 (45%)a | 31 | 56 |
| Experimental NEC + Epo | 13 (23%) | 43 | 56 |
| Dam-fed | 0 (0%) | 20 | 20 |
a Data depict p < 0.05 between the experimental NEC groups by χ2 test.
