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A genetic basis of variation in eccrine sweat gland and hair follicle density.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 11 Aug 2015
Kamberov Yana G, Karlsson Elinor K, Kamberova Gerda L, Lieberman Daniel E, Sabeti Pardis C, Morgan Bruce A, Tabin Clifford J
Abstract excerpt
Among the unique features of humans, one of the most salient is the ability to effectively cool the body during extreme prolonged activity through the evapotranspiration of water on the skin's surface. The evolution of this novel physiological ability required a dramatic increase in the density and distribution of eccrine sweat glands relative to other mammals and a concomitant reduction of body hair cover....
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