Table 1 Baseline immunological parameters and measure of oxidative status in P. nathusii captured in Latvia during the pre-migration (n = 18 females) and migration period (11 females, 17 males). Values indicate mean ± one standard deviation (median).
From: The immune response of bats differs between pre-migration and migration seasons
Pre-migration | Migration | Test statistics | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lymphocytes (%) | 58.7 ± 19.2 (60.0) | 79.9 ± 17.2 (87) | 402.5 | < 0.001 |
Neutrophils (%) | 36.0 ± 19.2 (36.5) | 15.6 ± 16.8 (8.0) | 101 | < 0.001 |
N/L ratio | 0.27 ± 0.37 (0.09) | 0.82 ± 0.77 (0.60) | 102.5 | < 0.001 |
Haptoglobin (mg/ml) | 0.61 ± 0.36 (0.51) | 0.49 ± 0.41 (0.39) | 186 | 0.59 |
ROMs (mM H202 equivalents | 1.61 ± 0.47 (1.51) | 1.87 ± 0.13 (1.85) | 339 | < 0.001 |
OXY (mM HOCl neutralized) | 269.2 ± 36.5 (260.8) | 277.7 ± 28.4 (272.9) | 308 | 0.079 |
