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From: Epoetin beta pegol for treatment of anemia ameliorates deterioration of erythrocyte quality associated with chronic kidney disease

Fig. 3

Erythrocyte deformability. Erythrocyte deformability is shown as the value of the elongation index. a Compared with the stable erythrocyte deformability status in the Sham group, erythrocytes in the UNX-Thy1 + Vehicle group showed a significant deterioration of deformability. C.E.R.A. treatment in UNX-Thy1 group significantly improved erythrocyte deformability. b A significant negative correlation was observed between MCV and erythrocyte deformability. Values are shown as mean ± SEM. *, P < 0.05 (a, two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test; b, Pearson’s correlation test). Sham, n = 5; UNX-Thy1 + Vehicle, n = 6; UNX-Thy1 + C.E.R.A., n = 6

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