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Effects of topically‐applied antiperspirant on sweat gland function
Author(s) -
McWILLIAMS S.A.,
MONTGOMERY I.,
JENKINSON D. McEWAN,
ELDER H.Y.,
WILSON S.M.,
SUTTON ANN M.
Publication year - 1987
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.1365-2133.1987.tb07494.x
Subject(s) - sweat gland , duct (anatomy) , aluminium , zirconium , chemistry , epidermis (zoology) , sweat , medicine , surgery , anatomy , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
SUMMARY In subjects exposed to a hot environment, short‐term topical pretreatment with aluminium zirconium tetrachlorhydrate delayed the onset of visible sweating although it failed to prevent the response. The delay was considered most probably to be due to the occlusivc action, in the duct within the upper epidermis, of aluminium‐containing conglomerates, which disappear after continuous sweating. However, microanalytical evidence indicated that ionic transport within the fundus secretory cells was also modified.