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Function of human eccrine sweat glands during dynamic exercise and passive heat stressThe purpose of this study was to identify the pattern of change in the density of activated sweat glands (ASG) and sweat output per gland (SGO) during dynamic constant-workload exercise and passive heat stress. Eight male subjects (22.8 +/- 0.9 yr) exercised at a constant workload (117.5 +/- 4.8 W) and were also passively heated by lower-leg immersion into hot water of 42 degrees C under an ambient temperature of 25 degrees C and relative humidity of 50%. Esophageal temperature, mean skin temperature, sweating rate (SR), and heart rate were measured continuously during both trials. The number of ASG was determined every 4 min after the onset of sweating, whereas SGO was calculated by dividing SR by ASG. During both exercise and passive heating, SR increased abruptly during the first 8 min after onset of sweating, followed by a slower increase. Similarly for both protocols, the number of ASG increased rapidly during the first 8 min after the onset of sweating and then ceased to increase further (P > 0.05). Conversely, SGO increased linearly throughout both perturbations. Our results suggest that changes in forearm sweating rate rely on both ASG and SGO during the initial period of exercise and passive heating, whereas further increases in SR are dependent on increases in SGO.
Document ID
20040112486
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kondo, N.
(Kobe University Kobe 657-8501, Japan)
Shibasaki, M.
Aoki, K.
Koga, S.
Inoue, Y.
Crandall, C. G.
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 2001
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
Volume: 90
Issue: 5
ISSN: 8750-7587
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
NASA Discipline Cardiopulmonary
Non-NASA Center

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