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Abolished InsP3R2 function inhibits sweat secretion in both humans and mice.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Nov 2014
Klar Joakim, Hisatsune Chihiro, Baig Shahid M, Tariq Muhammad, Johansson Anna C V, Rasool Mahmood, Malik Naveed Altaf, Ameur Adam, Sugiura Kotomi, Feuk Lars, Mikoshiba Katsuhiko, Dahl Niklas
Abstract excerpt
There are 3 major sweat-producing glands present in skin; eccrine, apocrine, and apoeccrine glands. Due to the high rate of secretion, eccrine sweating is a vital regulator of body temperature in response to thermal stress in humans; therefore, an inability to sweat (anhidrosis) results in heat intolerance that may cause impaired consciousness and death. Here, we have reported 5 members of a consanguineous family...
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