Ancient adaptations of human skin: Why do we retain sebaceous and apocrine glands?

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 651-654

  Lupi, Omar ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOCRINE GLAND; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; HEAT EXCHANGE; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBUM; SKIN FUNCTION; SWEAT GLAND; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; APOCRINE GLANDS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 47649102351     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03765.x     Document Type: Review

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