THE PHYSIOLOGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF SWEATING
Authors: G. M. R.
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Editorial1 July 1937THE PHYSIOLOGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF SWEATINGG. M. R.G. M. R.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-1-222 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHuman sweat glands, which according to Krause number about 2,380,000, are distributed over the entire surface of the body. Those in the axillary and inguinal regions are larger and of slightly different construction than are those situated elsewhere. The number in a specific region is greatest in the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, next greatest in the forehead and least on the trunk and extremities. Kuno has reported that the extremities of Japanese, which are subjected to much exposure, contain a greater number of sweat glands than do the extremities of other races whose extremities...References ADSONCRAIGBROWN AWWMGE: Essential hyperhidrosis cured by sympathetic ganglionectomy and trunk resection, Trans. West. Surg. Assoc., pp. 383-400, 1934. Google Scholar ANDRÉ-THOMASJUMENTIE J: Le syndrome du segment lombaire de la chaîne sympathique, Rev. neurol., 1924, i, 580-585. Google Scholar BRAEUCKER W: Die Innervation der Schweissdrüsen und die chirurgische Behandlung der Hyperhydrosis, Arch. f. klin. Chir., 1928, cxlix, 718-755. Google Scholar BROWN GE: Clinical tests of function of the autonomic nervous system, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvi, 353-357. CrossrefGoogle Scholar CHEWALLENBARKER EMEVNW: Orthostatic hypotension; report of six cases and a review of the literature, Northwest Med., 1936, xxxv, 297-303. Google Scholar CUSHING H: The similarity in the response to posterior lobe extract (pituitrin) and to pilocarpine when injected into the cerebral ventricles, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sc., 1931, xvii, 171-177. CrossrefGoogle Scholar FOG M: General acquired anhidrosis; report of a case and investigations of the heat regulation and circulation, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1936, cvii, 2040-2045. CrossrefGoogle Scholar GUTTMANN L: Die Schweissekretion des Menschen in ihren Beziehungen zum Nervensystem, Ztschr. f. d. ges. Neurol. u. Psychiat., 1931, cxxxv, 1-48. Google Scholar HEADRIDDOCH HG: The automatic bladder, excessive sweating and some other reflex conditions, in gross injuries of the spinal cord, Brain, 1917, xl, 188-263. CrossrefGoogle Scholar KOTZAREFF A: Resection partielle du tronc droit du grand sympathique cervical pour hyperidrose unilaterale du même côté (Teilweise Resektion der grossen Ganglien des Halssympathicus wegen gleichseitiger Hyperhidrosis), Schweiz. Rundschau. f. Med., 1921, xxi, 601-605. Google Scholar KRAUSE : Quoted by Kuno, Yas. Google Scholar KUNO Y: The physiology of human perspiration, 1934, London, J. & A. Churchill, Ltd., p. 8. Google Scholar KUNTZ A: The autonomic nervous system, Ed. 2, 1934, Philadelphia, Lea and Febiger, p. 276. Google Scholar LANGLEY JN: On the course and connections of the secretory fibres supplying the sweat glands of the feet of the cat, Jr. Physiol., 1891, xii, 347-374. CrossrefGoogle Scholar LANGLEY JN: Further observations on the secretory and vaso-motor fibres of the foot of the cat, with notes on other sympathetic nerve fibres, Jr. Physiol., 1894-1895, xvii, 296-314. CrossrefGoogle Scholar WHITE JC: The autonomic nervous system; anatomy, physiology, and surgical treatment, 1935, New York, Macmillan Company, p. 185. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 July 1937Volume 11, Issue 1Page: 222-225KeywordsRacial and ethnic issuesSweat glands ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...