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Sweat Gland Methods of Assessment

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Abstract

A variety of biometrological methods have been designed for exploring the functional activities of eccrine and apocrine sweat glands. Eccrine sweat assessments encompass the gravimetric method, water evaporation quantifications, staining procedures, casting methods, and electrometric assessments including skin capacitance mapping/imaging. Apocrine sweat excretion can be collected by individual gland cannulation. Chromatographic analysis of malodor and microflora identification and quantification are possible.

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Abbreviations

ASG:

Apocrine sweat gland

ESG:

Eccrine sweat gland

SC:

Stratum corneum

SCMI:

Skin capacitance mapping/imaging

SSWL:

Skin surface water loss

TEWL:

Transepidermal water loss

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Skin Bioengineering and Imaging (LABIC), Department of Clinical Sciences, Liège University, CHU Sart Tilman, 4000, Liège, Belgium

    Claudine Piérard-Franchimont & Gérald E. Piérard

  2. LABIC laboratory, Department of Dermatopathology, Liège University, CHU Sart Tilman, 4000, Liège, Belgium

    Claudine Piérard-Franchimont & Gérald E. Piérard

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  1. Claudine Piérard-Franchimont
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Correspondence to Claudine Piérard-Franchimont .

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  1. Medecine Vasculaire Lab. Ingénierie et de Biologie Cutanées, CHU Besancon Service Dermatologie et, Besancon, France

    Philippe Humbert

  2. San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard Maibach

  3. Department of Dermatology, Saint Jacques University Hospital, Besançon, France

    Ferial Fanian

  4. Univ. Besançon Dépt. Dermatologie, Besançon, France

    Pierre Agache

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Piérard-Franchimont, C., Piérard, G.E. (2015). Sweat Gland Methods of Assessment. In: Humbert, P., Maibach, H., Fanian, F., Agache, P. (eds) Measuring the Skin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26594-0_85-1

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