title: Immunological studies on the proteins of human eccrine sweat.
abstract: Proteins present in the eccrine sweat collected from the skin surface of male volunteers were studied. The protein content ranged from 0.154--0.774 g per liter. A total 2282 ml sweat was concentrated until a final protein content of 25 mg/ml was reached. Paper electrophoresis revealed 3 fractions migrating like alpha-, beta-, and gamma-globulins. Eight different proteins were demonstrated by immunoelectrophoretic analyses using rabbit antisera directed against human sweat proteins. Three of these proteins were identified as blood serum proteins. One of the remaining 5 proteins could be of epidermal origin; another one which occurs in comedones as well as in sweat seems to be eluted from the sebum film present on the skin surface.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D004439:Eccrine Glands; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D008297:Male; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D011817:Rabbits; D012629:Sebum / Q000032:analysis; D013542:Sweat / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D007106:Immune Sera; D011506:Proteins