Fig. 2: Bats have enhanced heat stress resistance compared to mice.
From: Heat stress response in the cave nectar bat Eonycteris spelaea differs from that of Mus musculus
APlasma corticosterone of mice (Mm) and bats (Es) detected using immunoassay (n = 3) (Supplementary Data 5). B Survival of mice (n = 10) and bats (n = 8) during the heat challenge (Supplementary Data 5). C Representative H&E staining of kidney from animals subjected to varying conditions (Ctl, HS, HS + R, n = 3). Scale bar = 200 μm. Black arrows flank areas of renal tubular degeneration, characterized by cytoplasmic tinctorial changes (hypereosinophilia) and nuclear pyknosis. D Scoring of renal tubular necrosis in mice (Mm) and bats (Es) kidneys (n = 3 at each time point) by an independent pathologist. The number indicates the severity of the renal tubular necrosis in increasing severity (0–2). Figures were created with elements from BioRender (2025). https://BioRender.com/0fcvmt1.
