| Title |
The evolution of sweat glands
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Biometeorology, September 1991
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| DOI | 10.1007/bf01049065 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
G. Edgar Folk, A. Semken |
| Abstract |
Mammals have two kinds of sweat glands, apocrine and eccrine, which provide for thermal cooling. In this paper we describe the distribution and characteristics of these glands in selected mammals, especially primates, and reject the suggested development of the eccrine gland from the apocrine gland during the Tertiary geological period. The evidence strongly suggests that the two glands, depending on the presence or absence of fur, have equal and similar functions among mammals; apocrine glands are not primitive. However, there is a unique and remarkable thermal eccrine system in humans; we suggest that this system evolved in concert with bipedalism and a smooth hairless skin. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 151 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 31 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 20% |
| Researcher | 21 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 14% |
| Unknown | 24 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 38 | 24% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 8% |
| Engineering | 12 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 7% |
| Psychology | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 46 | 29% |
| Unknown | 27 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
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