Table 2 Physiologic variables and metabolic indexes during exercise in control and EPO-deficient mice

Age (weeks)

21.3±3.7

19.3±1.0

NS

Weight (g)

22.7±0.9

21.7±1.28

NS

Htc (%)

40.8±2.7

19.6±2.7

0.001

vPeak (m/min)

19.0±3.2

13.9±2.3

0.004

CS (m.min ^-1 )

16.4±2.9

11.15±1.5

0.002

VO _2max (ml.kg ^-0.75 .min ^-1 )

48.3±1.4

34.4±5.4

0.0005

[La] _INC (mmol.l ^-1 )

3.3±1.1

9.4±2.6

0.007

Tlim (min)

43.2±13.3

50.3±20.8

NS

[La] _SS (mmol.l ^-1 )

2.8±2.0

3.4±2.7

NS