A Note on the Composition of Human Sweat
Authors: Ralph Pemberton, F. A. Cajori, C. Y. Crouter
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1929)

Article1 June 1929A Note on the Composition of Human SweatRALPH PEMBERTON, M.D., F. A. CAJORI, Ph.D., C. Y. CROUTER, M.S.RALPH PEMBERTON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, F. A. CAJORI, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, C. Y. CROUTER, M.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-2-12-1243 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIncreasing attention is being devoted to the general field of physiotherapy in the treatment of disease. One of the oldest and most valuable measures in this field is exposure of a part or all of the body to external heat. A conspicuous consequence of this form of treatment is the sweating which is induced. This is so striking a phenomenon as to have led in many quarters to the supposition that toxic material of various kinds may be eliminated in this way. In view of the importance of the sweating process as a therapeutic measure and in view of the...References(1) PEMBERTONCROUTER RCY: J. Am. Med. Ass., 80, 289, (Feb. 3,) 1923. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(2) CAJORICROUTERPEMBERTON FACYR: J. Biol. Chem., 57: 217, (Aug.) 1923. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(3) KITTSTEINER C: Arch. f. Hyg. 73: 275, 1911. Google Scholar(4) TALBERT GA: Am. P. Physiol. 61: 493, (Aug.) 1922. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(5) FELTON LD: J. Biol. Chem. 46: 299, (Apr.) 1921. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(6) CAJORICROUTERPEMBERTON FACYR: Arch. Int. Med., 34: 566, (Oct.) 1924. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(7) FISK CH: J. Biol. Chem. 51: 55, (Mar.) 1922. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(8) BLOORPELKANALLEN WRKFDM: J. Biol. Chem., 52: 191, (May) 1922. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(9) BENEDICTTHEIS SRRC: J. Biol. Chem. 61: 63 (Aug.) 1924. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(10) BERRY E: Biochem. Zeit., 72: 285, 1915-16. Google Scholar(11) RIGGS LD: J. Exper. Med. 19: 285, 1911. Google Scholar(12) PLAGGEMEYERMARSHALL HWEK: Arch. Int. Med., 13: 159, (Jan.) 1914. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(13) ADOLPH EF: Am. J. Physiol. 66: 445, (Nov.) 1923. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(14) TALBERTSILVERSJOHNSON GASW: Am. J. Physiol., 81: 81, (June) 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(15) VON NOORDEN , quoted by MATILL in BARKER: Endocrinology and Metabolism, 3: 867, 1922. Google Scholar(16) BARNEY RE: J. Am. Med. Ass., 85: 1373, (Oct. 31) 1925. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pa.*From the Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Presbyterian Hospital.†The work here reported is part of a study on chronic arthritis in collaboration with R. B. Osgood, M.D., of Boston. The expenses were defrayed by contributions from various sources, including a number of patients. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDiaphoretic Therapy in Regular Dialysis PatientsOrthologie und Pathologie der Ausscheidung der HautErste wissenschaftliche Sitzung 1 June 1929Volume 2, Issue 12Page: 1243-1252KeywordsArthritisClinical chemistryPhysiotherapyResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1929 PDF downloadLoading ...