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DIFFERENTIAL SENSITIVITY OF TWO PALMAR SWEAT MEASURES
Author(s) -
McNair Douglas M.,
Droppleman Leo F.,
Pillard Richard C.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1967.tb02707.x
Subject(s) - sweat , psychology , anticholinergic , sweat test , sensitivity (control systems) , crossover study , audiology , anesthesia , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , electronic engineering , engineering , placebo
Two techniques for measuring palmar sweating were tested for their sensitivity to a standard anticholinergic agent. The finger sweat‐print and palmar sweatweight methods were compared in a double‐blind, crossover study by determining their relative sensitivity in detecting the antisweating effects of 0.5 mg of atropine sulfate. The sweat‐print method was significantly superior in detecting drug‐induced sweat reduction and hypothesized sex differences.