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Abstract
The secretions of sebaceous and apocrine glands fulfil an important thermoregulatory role in cold-stressed and heat-stressed hunter-gatherers. In hot conditions the secretions emulsify eccrine sweat and thus encourage the formation of a sweat sheet and discourage the formation and loss of sweat drops from the skin. In colder conditions sebum changes its nature and repels rain from skin and hair.Mesh:
Year: 2001 PMID: 11385091 PMCID: PMC1281456 DOI: 10.1177/014107680109400509
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J R Soc Med ISSN: 0141-0768 Impact factor: 5.344