Demonstration of glycocalyx in the sweat gland.
Skin specimens were taken without any anaesthesia from four volunteers before and after a 1 hour's exposure to heat. No glycocalyx could be demonstrated in the resting gland, but it usually appeared, however, after one hour of thermal sweating--although not in all the sections. The possible implication of this phenomenon is briefly discussed and new problems outlined.
D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis*; D013545:Sweat Glands / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure*
D006023:Glycoproteins; D011134:Polysaccharides