Regional Sweating in Eskimos Compared to Caucasians
After pharmacological stimulation, prints of functioning sweat glands were obtained from 17 skin sites on the face, body, and limbs of 37 adult male Eskimos and 21 Caucasian controls.Eskimos showed greater numbers and greater activity of functioning sweat glands on exposed parts of the face such as...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/y74-125 2023-12-17T10:29:47+01:00 Regional Sweating in Eskimos Compared to Caucasians Schaefer, Otto Hildes, J. A. Greidanus, Peter Leung, Dominic 1974 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/y74-125 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/y74-125 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology volume 52, issue 5, page 960-965 ISSN 0008-4212 1205-7541 Physiology (medical) Pharmacology General Medicine Physiology journal-article 1974 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/y74-125 2023-11-19T13:39:08Z After pharmacological stimulation, prints of functioning sweat glands were obtained from 17 skin sites on the face, body, and limbs of 37 adult male Eskimos and 21 Caucasian controls.Eskimos showed greater numbers and greater activity of functioning sweat glands on exposed parts of the face such as nose and cheeks, while responding with significantly less sweat gland activity on all body surfaces that are normally heavily clothed in winter. Trunks, arms, hands, legs, and feet showed a progressive reduction of sweat gland response in the order of one-half on the trunk to one-fifth on feet when comparing mean sweat gland counts per square centimeter in Eskimos and controls. The comparative reduction of sweat gland response in the Eskimos progressed in the same order as the distance of the part from the body core, and as the risk of the part to freezing. Therefore, this reduction of sweat gland activity may represent a morphological and/or functional adaption to environmental conditions including climate and clothing. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 52 5 960 965 |
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After pharmacological stimulation, prints of functioning sweat glands were obtained from 17 skin sites on the face, body, and limbs of 37 adult male Eskimos and 21 Caucasian controls.Eskimos showed greater numbers and greater activity of functioning sweat glands on exposed parts of the face such as nose and cheeks, while responding with significantly less sweat gland activity on all body surfaces that are normally heavily clothed in winter. Trunks, arms, hands, legs, and feet showed a progressive reduction of sweat gland response in the order of one-half on the trunk to one-fifth on feet when comparing mean sweat gland counts per square centimeter in Eskimos and controls. The comparative reduction of sweat gland response in the Eskimos progressed in the same order as the distance of the part from the body core, and as the risk of the part to freezing. Therefore, this reduction of sweat gland activity may represent a morphological and/or functional adaption to environmental conditions including climate and clothing. |
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Regional Sweating in Eskimos Compared to Caucasians |
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Regional Sweating in Eskimos Compared to Caucasians |
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