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| | Berlinian Hypothesis Hermetic Diagnostics, Inc. |
 | | Further research needs to be done regarding other drug testing in apocrine sweat but it is likely that there are many other drugs that could be monitored non-invasively in this manner. | | | Therefore the greater information and specificity of these parent compounds can be utilized by modern diagnostic techniques which go beyond the ability of either olfaction (sense of smell) or the relatively new electronic noses which are subject to the same limitations of physics as olfaction. | | | A non-invasive apocrine sweat test for these biomarkers would have the advantage of avoiding repetitive needle sticks. |
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http://www.hermeticdiagnostics.com/BerlinianHypothesis.html
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| | BROMHIDROSIS ODOUR PROBLEMS - Odaban Advanced Antiperspirant |
| | There is, however, one very important distinction that must be made between the true bromhidrosis patient and the bromhidrosiphobic individual: the latter being people who have a morbid dread of bodily odours and unreal images about what they smell, or in this case, what they think they smell. | | | Botulinum Toxin treatment is not licensed in this country for hyperhidrosis of the feet and surgery is not... | | | Treatment by a trained electrologist takes several weeks or more but really is life changing. |
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http://www.odaban.com/bromhidrosis-odour-problems.html
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| | Endocrinology Lecture by John Scott - The Endocrine System. Scott Fitness Personal Training. |
| | Though humans may deny the importance of apocrine glands, calling them "evolutionary vestiges", apocrine glands give a characteristic muskiness to the genitals and may contribute to sexual attraction (or repulsion). | | | The Limbic System describes all the parts of the brain which control drives and emotional behavior such as anger, fear, thirst, hunger, sexual behavior, etc. In addition to its role in modifying the traditional Limbic functions, the Hypothalamus is vital in maintaining many homeostatic variables. | | | In keeping with its vestigial role in detecting light and dark, the pineal gland, in humans is an integral role in the physiological changes associated with the sleep/wake cycle and seasons. |
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http://www.scottfitness.com/endocrinechapter.htm
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| | Sebaceous Glands and the AAT |
| | Morgan and other AATers have long maintained that the patterns of human skin glands, apocrine, eccrine, and sebaceous, can only be explained by an aquatic past. | | | There are other problems with the hypothesis, which Morgan has made many times, that the sebaceous glands in human skin have waterproofing functions as seen in seals. | | | Clearly human skin is very unlike that of hairless aquatic mammals; this waterlogging of the skin in humans is why your fingers wrinkle in water. |
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http://www.aquaticape.org/sealskin.html
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| | Skin, Hair, and Nails |
| | Sebaceous glands are found mostly in the skin on the face, upper back, shoulders, and chest. | | | This layer helps protect the body from blows and other injuries and helps it hold in body heat. | | | The erector pili muscles contract to make the hairs on our skin stand up straight when we're cold or frightened. |
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http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/skin_hair_nails.html
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| | Second Open Letter From HeatherWorks - copied from alt.baldspot |
| | It is our contention, however, that HeatherWorks scalp cleansing shampoo is specially formulated to remove all urea from the scalp and within hair follicles. | | | I have never meant to suggest in any of my postings, nor on the HeatherWorks WWW site, that we have a monopoly on the only correct understanding of what contributes to hair loss. | | | On our WWW site in the Research - Clinical Studies section, you will find these same studies and an image of a hair follicle showing the relative location of the sebaceous glands. |
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http://www.hairsite.com/_discfem78/00000052.htm
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| | eMedicine - Apocrine Hidrocystoma : Article by Ronald P Rapini, MD |
| | Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established. | | | Almost no medical legal pitfalls are associated with apocrine hidrocystoma. | | | Avoid aggressive surgery of the eyelid for benign apocrine hidrocystomas. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic35.htm
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| | Sweat |
| | Sweat glands are distributed over the entire body -- except for the lips, nipples and external genital organs. | | | Perspiration, or sweat, is your body's way of cooling itself, whether that extra heat comes from hardworking muscles or from overstimulated nerves. | | | The sweat gland is in the layer of skin called the dermis along with other "equipment," such as nerve endings, hair follicles and so on. |
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http://www.school.gr/learning/sweat.htm
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| | eMedicine - Hidradenitis Suppurativa : Article Excerpt by: Diana Fite, MD, FACEP |
| | Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa is an annoying chronic condition characterized by swollen, painful, inflamed lesions in the axillae, groin, and other parts of the body that contain apocrine glands. | | | The condition may be observed in patients of any age after puberty. | | | The disease is a chronic acneiform infection of the cutaneous apocrine glands that also can involve adjacent subcutaneous tissue and fascia. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/byname/hidradenitis-suppurativa.htm
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| | apocrine |
| | Controlled by sympathetic nerves of the fight-or-flight response, our apocrine glands are highly responsive to emotional stimuli. | | | A natural, animal-like aroma which can be emotionally stimulating and sexually attractive. | | | A pungent, musky scent produced by dense concentrations of apocrine glands in the underarms, and by lesser concentrations in the face, scalp, ears, eyelids, genital area, and navel. |
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http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/apocrine.htm
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| | Sweat glands and body odor |
| | They are found particularly in the armpit and the genital area. | | | The role of antiperspirants for body odor is discussed in Chapter 5, 'Skin care'. | | | An apocrine gland, which produces little sweat but is responsible for the body's natural 'scent'. |
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http://www.pg.com/science/skincare/Skin_tws_35.htm
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| | What is HS? |
| | Surgery to remove the glands is a more drastic option, but there are many surgery success stories. | | | People can, and do, experience temporary relief from antibiotics and it can be considered as a treatment option. | | | HS is a chronic disease involving the sweat glands, specifically the apocrine glands. |
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http://www.iowa-missouri-hs.com/whatishs.html
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| | Re: Answers to HeatherWorks (Anonymous) (11 of 11), Sekul S... |
| | I have heard about the relationship between the apocrine glands and MPB before thru another company, I think it was either Nioxin or Nisim but when I read it their explanation was very vague, I think they simply said that MPB follows the pattern of the apocrine glands but didn't explain why. | | | Cary May I suggest when you have your site up and running, if you have a page/link devoted to the cause of hairloss according to your theory, that you include a visual description... | | | say a series of medical pictures or diagrams that actually show the distribution of apocrine glands in the scalp and how hairloss follows their pattern. |
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http://www.hairsite.com/_discfem78/0000000c.htm
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| | Body Odor Support |
| | The skin's appearance is essentially normal except when associated with other unrelated conditions (eg, intertrigo, erythrasma). | | | Therefore, the physical examination of patients with axillary (apocrine) bromhidrosis is unremarkable. | | | Bromhidrosis is believed to be more common in patients of dark-skinned ethnicity. |
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http://groups.msn.com/BodyOdorSupport/whatisbromhidrosis.msnw
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| | Gillette for Women - Features |
| | Perspiration acts as nature's own "air conditioner." When body temperature rises, the blood vessels dilate and bring blood to the skin's surface. | | | This sweat is produced in response primarily to hormonal stimulation and secondarily to emotional stimuli such as fear and pain. | | | Apocrine glands are located primarily in the underarm and genital regions. |
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http://www.gillette.com/women/features/ss_science.htm
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| | Merck Vet. Edition - Cutaneous Apocrine Gland Tumors |
| | Apocrine adenomas and apocrine ductular adenomas are benign, and complete surgical excision is curative. | | | Three diseases of apocrine glands of haired skin can be characterized under this heading. | | | In cats, the luminal fluid may be darkly pigmented, and apocrine cysts can be confused clinically with melanocytomas, especially when present on the inner aspect of the ears. |
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http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/htm/bc/72208.htm
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| | eMedicine - Chromhidrosis : Article by June Kim, MD |
| | Capsaicin, a crystalline alkaloid found in red peppers, is commonly used for the temporary relief of pain from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and neuralgias. | | | Medical Care: Apocrine chromhidrosis has no fully satisfactory cure or treatment. | | | However, why some glands experience these changes is unclear. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic596.htm
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| | apocrine sweat glands - General Practice Notebook |
| | The result is distinctive body odour that may have a role in courtship and social behaviour. | | | Under the action of the sympathetic nervous system and hormones, apocrine sweat glands produce regionally-specific organic secretions which are acted upon by skin bacteria. | | | Apocrine sweat glands are a subgroup of sweat glands which are less utilised by Homo sapiens relative to lower mammals. |
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http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/static/1630863417.htm
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| | Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine: Body odor |
| | Pathological skin conditions, including cancer, hemorrhoids, and ulcers, may produce unpleasant smelling discharges on the skin or body surface. | | | States of high anxiety and stress that stimulate perspiration may increase the risk of body odors. | | | People who have a condition known as hyperhidrosis tend to sweat excessively, and therefore, they are more likely to develop a strong body odor. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0002/ai_2603000216
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| | Glands |
| | Slide #64 - Axilla, Human (H and E) Orientate the slide so that the skin is at the top of the field of view. | | | Following this laboratory the student should be able to: | | | These are simple tubular glands which means that the duct system does not branch and the secretory portion of the gland is organized as tubules. |
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http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/anatomy/histo/glandshb.htm
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| | AllRefer.com - sweat (Anatomy And Physiology) - Encyclopedia |
| | You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > Anatomy And Physiology > sweat | | | The eccrine glands, found everywhere on the body surface, are vital to the regulation of body temperature. | | | Copious sweating in the armpits comes not from the apocrines but from the eccrines interspersed among them. |
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http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/S/sweat.html
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| | Hidradenitis Suppurativa |
| | In most individuals with hidradenitis suppurativa, recurrent lesions develop in the axillae, groin, vulva, or anal region. | | | The disease is characterized by the development of recurrent, boil-like nodular lesions and deep pus-containing pockets of infection (abscesses) that may eventually rupture through the skin. | | | However, in some cases, the condition may involve sweat glands of the breasts, scalp, or other areas. |
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http://hw.healthdialog.com/kbase/nord/nord358.htm
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| | International Hyperhidrosis Society HCP: Physiology of Normal Sweating |
| | Generalized sweating cools the body when intense physical activity is expected. | | | An acclimatized person can produce up to several liters of sweat per hour and ten liters per day.[48,57] For nonhuman species, apocrine sweat provides pheromone signaling that is important in mating, parenting, and other interactions; it is unclear what the role is for apocrine sweat in humans.[48] | | | There are also mixed sweat glands called apoeccrine glands, found in human axillary and perianal areas. |
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http://www.sweathelp.org/hcp/condition_overview/Physiology.asp
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| | STI -- eLetters for Fleiss et al., 74 (5) 364-367 |
| | Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men (Cochrane Review). | | | Indeed, if the prepuce functions as a "one way valve" as the authors assert, the subpreputial moisture would be completely unaffected. | | | Apocrine cystodenoma: a report of two cases occurring on the prepuce. |
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http://sti.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/74/5/364
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| | Dermatology: boils/soft tissue abcesses |
| | Your sister may have a skin condition called Hidradenitis Suppurativa. | | | This condition is genetic and runs in families and involves inflammation of the apocrine glands in the skin. | | | Intralesional cortisone injections is helpful for this condition if the skin lesions are small. |
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http://experts.about.com/q/1011/3840478.htm
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| | nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn with malformed sweat glands |
| | Other examples of NSJ (face and scalp) have been discussed and defined elsewhere. | | | This emphasis is consistent with that placed on tumors of the other pilosebaceous components rather than on the malformations. | | | Apocrine type snouts (APO) are found in part of the sweat gland, but cells of the type more commonly found in eccrine sweat glands (ECC) are also present. |
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http://www.bweems.com/nsjsweat.html
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| | Special Senses Block |
| | Describe the dispersion of hair on the body. | | | Explain the physiology of the sebaceous gland and changes that occur with age and sex. | | | Describe the different types of clinical lesions seen in acne. |
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http://www.med.uottawa.ca/medweb/demo_site/undergrad/Orientation/htm/e_sens.htm
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| | Dog Owner's Guide: Canine skin |
| | For more about hair development and coat color, see What's fur? | | | The apocrine glands, which produce sweat in humans, have two other functions in dogs — they help seal the outer layer of the epidermis and they secret pheromones that give dogs a distinctive body odor. | | | The eccrine glands in the pads of the paws do produce a watery secretion similar human perspiration. |
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http://www.canismajor.com/dog/skin1.html
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| | Ruth's Hidradenitis Suppurativa Links - What is hidradenitis suppurativa? |
| | The condition may be observed in patients of any age after puberty." | | | Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), is a recurrent skin disease usually found in inverse areas and around hair follicles where apocrine sweat glands are located. | | | Verneuil's disease, Verneuil Syndrome, Apocrine Acne, Acne conglobata, Apocrinitis, |
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http://www.frontiernet.net/~ruthb/HidradenitisSuppurativa.html
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| | Why do I keep getting red lumps in the armpits? |
| | Hidradenitis Suppurativa is a chronic and remitting condition. | | | The apocrine glands are the sites of another common problem called acne and some people suffer both. | | | The problem centers on sweat or apocrine glands, and is influenced by hormones. |
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http://www.aresearchguide.com/drkcysts.html
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| | Journal of Drugs in Dermatology: Bilateral facial apocrine chromhidrosis |
| | The morbidity of apocrine chromhidrosis stems from embarrassment and psychological distress. | | | Journal of Drugs in Dermatology: Bilateral facial apocrine chromhidrosis | | | Although apocrine chromhidrosis persists indefinitely, the symptoms may decrease with age. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PDG/is_2_3/ai_115505671
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| | Sweating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The sweat glands are controlled by sympathetic cholinergic nerves which are controlled by a centre in the hypothalamus. | | | These glands are mainly present in the armpits and around the genital area and their activity is the main cause of sweat odour, due to the bacteria that break down the organic compounds in the sweat from these glands. | | | The hypothalamus senses core temperature directly, and also has input from temperature receptors in the skin and modifies the sweat output, along with other thermoregulatory processes. |
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| | Immunohistochemical (GCDFP (gross cystic disease fluid protein), CD-15, and CEA) differentiation and analysis of ... |
| | If basic data of the number and distribution of the glands are available, the study is extended to patients with hyperhidrosis and / or bromhidrosis. | | | In case of hyperfunction of the eccrine glands (hyperhidrosis) or the apocrine glands (bromhidrosis) surgical excision may prove inevitable. | | | In theses cases the exact localisation of both types of glands in the skin is indispensable for surgical planning, i.e. |
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http://www.portailderecherche.ch/unizh/med/unit40800/area976/p4598.htm
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| | The Straight Dope: Do Chinese lack sweat glands in their armpits? Why does spicy food make you sweat? |
| | Gustatory sweating is thought to be a side effect of the reflex that makes you salivate. | | | Unlucky Asians who do produce fragrant sweat may be shunned socially, and those who can afford it often seek medical help. | | | Typical medical journal headline: "Axillary [armpit] osmidrosis treated by partial removal of the skin and subcutaneous tissue en bloc and apocrine gland subcision." The technology used ranges from ultrasound and lasers to more primitive devices. |
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http://www.straightdope.com/columns/021004.html
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| | Pheromone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Pheromones in humans are believed to be produced by the apocrine glands. | | | Pheromones could also be the reason why a person can sense "chemistry", or feel an instant attraction or dislike when first meeting someone. | | | These glands become functional after reaching puberty, which could explain why most people become attracted to the opposite sex at that time. |
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http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheremone
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| | Despite their name, the apocrine sweat glands of the skin appear to release their secretion by the merocrine method. | | | Unlike the eccrine glands they do not directly open on the skin. | | | The secretion of eccrine sweat glands slowly diffuses out of them without changing their cells structurally in any way. |
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http://www.suite101.com/print_article.cfm/9661/72472
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| | This benign tumour is a variant of apocrine adenoma and usually occurs in the vulval or perianal regions. | | | Syringomatous pattern may be noted in some cases these are similar to | | | These may present as uni or multilocular cystic structures containing clear or brownish fluid. |
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http://www.geocities.com/sampyroy2000/A.html
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| | National Cancer Institute - Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
| | Apocrine glands in the skin and eyelid are sweat glands. | | | Most apocrine glands in the skin are in the armpits, the groin, and the area around the nipples of the breast. | | | The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research FY 2006 |
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http://www.nci.nih.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=335062
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| | Apocrine Sweat Glands |
| | Apocrine sweat glands are associated with the hair follicle. | | | Deep in the dermis identify the secretory portions of the apocrine sweat glands by their wide lumens. | | | These glands are associated with hair follicles and have a characteristic WIDE LUMEN. |
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http://www3.umdnj.edu/histsweb/lab11/lab11apocrine.html
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| | Fight Body Odour,Body Odour Reduction,body.doour |
| | There are three important factors in creating odours in your body. | | | The positioning of the skin itself-the armpits, for example, make it very difficult for sweat to evaporate and so produce a characteristic odour. | | | The patterns and type of secretory glands on the skin surface. |
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http://www.101lifestyle.com/beauty/bodycare/body/bodyodour.html
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| | apocrine sweat gland |
| | APOCRINE SWEAT GLANDS Location: associate with hair follicle limited to the axilla, areola and nipple of the mammary gland, external genitalia... | | | Apocrine glands develop during puberty, which is why children... |
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http://sweat.4alpha.info/apocrine-sweat-gland
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| | Sweat Glands |
| | A downward budding of the epidermis is responsible for the development of the eccrine sweat gland. | | | Interestingly, it is these specific areas where the glands are under both thermal and psychological control. | | | It is only after skin's bacteria has acted upon the apocrine sweat that it develops an odor. |
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http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dermatology/sweat.htm
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| | Understand the histological organization of the integumentary system and the glands and appendeges associated with the integumentary system. | | | Describe the organization of the external genitalia and associated urethra. | | | Identify the types of muscle tissue found in the mucularis externa at different levels of the esophagus. |
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http://histo.ipfw.edu/histo-embryo/objective.html
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| | WSAVA 2001 - ADENOCARCINOMA OF APOCRINE GLANDS IN THE ANAL SAC IN A FEMALE DOG: A CASE REPORT |
| | The adenocarcinomas of this type have bad prognosis, with mean patient survival time of 12 to 15 months and local recurrence of 50%. | | | The animal was submitted to tumor surgical excision and the removed mass presented a yellowish irregular lobulated aspect with firm consistence. | | | This report describes a case of adenocarcinoma of apocrine glands from the anal sac in a Cocker Spaniel bitch of 9 years old, brought to the Veterinary Hospital of the Methodist University of São Paulo due to the presence of a perianal bulk and symptoms such as polyuria and polydipsia. |
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http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00541.htm
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| | Apocrine - Apocrine Metaplasia (Breast) |
| | Apocrine sweat was provoked by intradermal 0.05 ml of adrenaline (1:10000) and The most effective agents in preventing apocrine sweat were trimethaphan | | | Benign apocrine lesions have been described in the anogenital region, This report describes the case of an invasive apocrine adenocarcinoma arising in a | | | The acinar epithelium of the breast tissue has been and now as you may notice look very much like apocrine sweat glands. |
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http://www.getmorelove.com/g/apocrine.html
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| | Sweating |
| | As part of the physiological regulation of body temperature, the skin will begin to sweat almost precisely at 37°C and the perspiration will increase rapidly with increasing skin temperature. | | | Steam bathing whether it is dry (sauna) or wet (steam) has been considered as one of the simplest ways to rid the body of toxins. | | | As the pores in the skin open up millions of sweat glands start to excrete, the body rids itself of metabolic and other waste products. |
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http://tuberose.com/Sweating.html
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