Compensatory hyperhidrosis following thoracic sympathectomy: A biophysical rationale

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Cramer, Matthew N ^a   Jay, Ollie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Heat balance; Sudomotor activity; Sweating; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COMPENSATORY HYPERHIDROSIS; DEGRADATION; ENDOSCOPIC THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY; EVAPORATION; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURFACE; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; ENDOSCOPY; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 84857004220     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00419.2011     Document Type: Article

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