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THE DIURNAL VARIATION OF WATER VAPOUR LOSS FROM THE SKIN IN RELATION TO TEMPERATURE
Author(s) -
SPRUIT D.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1971.tb14198.x
Subject(s) - diurnal temperature variation , skin temperature , water vapor , skin irritation , irritation , variation (astronomy) , zoology , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , chemistry , dermatology , medicine , biology , physics , immunology , organic chemistry , astrophysics
SUMMARY.— The water vapour loss from irritated and non‐irritated skin sites was determined twice daily during a period of 19–42 days after the irritation. Diurnal variation of skin temperature gives anomalous values for water vapour loss but does not account for anomalous activation energies.