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THE RESPONSE OF THE SAWEAT GLANDS TO β‐ADRENERGIC STIMULATION
Author(s) -
WARNDORFF J. A.
Publication year - 1972
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.1365-2133.1972.tb02229.x
Subject(s) - isoprenaline , sweat , adrenergic , stimulation , medicine , endocrinology , shock (circulatory) , acetylcholine , receptor
Summary.— Intracutaneous injections of isoprenaline gave a sweat response in 8 of 13 subjects. Injections of isoprenaline, together with an a‐blocking agent, gave equal or higher sweat responses. The curves obtained suggested that the responses were mediated by acetylcholine. It is suggested that some clinical observations might reveal whether a p‐adrenergic mechanism is possibly involved in the paradoxical sweat reactions of patients in shock, in hypoglycaemic patients and in patients with a phaeochromocytoma.