Studies on sweat gland functions.

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• Personal Author:
  Gibinski K ; Giec L
• Description:
  Sweating and evaporation of water from the skin surface are the crucial factors of thermoregulation. That is why the sweat and sweat gland function are important fields of research of physiologists, physiotherapeutists, military doctors and industrial physicians. No wonder that a lot of papers dealing with this subject written by authors representing different fields of science, using different methods for sweating stimulation and sweat collection, working at different sweating rate, either with or without water repletion, afforded information and opinions sometimes contradictory. Strange to say that the function of a deeply hidden organ having a very complexed structure, the kidney, is much better understood than that of the sweat gland which is very simple in structure and easily accessible. To explain the mechanism of sweat gland functions we have studied in our previous investigations not only the composition of sweat but also the influence of different substances as ADH, glycocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and diuretics on sweat secretion (3-11, 13-15.) The experimental conditions in our study resembled the natural environment in which our mine rescue men have to work occasionally: 2 hours exposure to heat at rest with the temperature about 40 degrees C and the relative humidity over 50%, with minimal air movement, without eating or drinking. In such conditions sweating was always profuse and enabled the direct collection of sweat into test tubes; they were safeguarded against evaporation. Body weight loss was regarded as an index of sweating rate. We think that this kind of thermal sweating disturbing body water and electrolyte balance and obviously involving body self-conservation mechanisms (thermoregulation, osmoregulation, circulation) can hardly be compared to that examined by most of the authors applying cholinergic stimulation on a limited skin area.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Animals Epidemiology Laboratories Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Vibration

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• Keywords:
  Biological Function Glands Hot Environments Mine Workers Skin Temperature Effects Thermal Effects Thermoregulation
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  137-163
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057369
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Special Foreign Currency Program Symposium, October 1970, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. Henschel A ed. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1970 Oct; :137-163
• Editor(s):
  Henschel A
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1971
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Special Foreign Currency Program Symposium, October 1970, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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