De Novo Serum Biochemistry and Electrophoretic Reference Intervals for Jamaican Fruit Bats (Artibeus jamaicensis).

ABSTRACT: The Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis; JFB) is a natural host and current experimental model for many viruses, including Middle East respiratory syndrome virus, dengue virus, Zika virus, rabies virus, influenza virus, tacaribe virus, and most recently SARS-CoV-2, due to their unique immune systems, which allow the harboring and transmission of disease without developing significant clinical disease themselves. In these studies, disease impact can be measured using changes in serum biochemical and protein electrophoretic blood values. However, no currently established reference intervals for JFB exist. In this study, we aimed to define these baseline parameters from our closed bat colony and determine sex differences, if any. We hypothesized that many chemistry values would be simila

SUBMITTER: Thomas SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12694332 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature