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  • Title: Temporal and thermal variations in site-specific thermoregulatory sudomotor thresholds: precursor versus discharged sweat production.
    Author: Machado-Moreira CA, Barry RJ, Vosselman MJ, Ruest RM, Taylor NA.
    Journal: Psychophysiology; 2015 Jan; 52(1):117-23. PubMed ID: 25048252.
    Abstract:
    Temporal and thermal differences between the initiation of precursor, eccrine sweat and its surface discharge were investigated during passive heating. Sudomotor activity was evaluated using electrodermal (precursor) and ventilated sweat capsule measurements (dorsal fingers, dorsal hand, forehead, forearm). Passive heating significantly elevated auditory canal (0.5 degrees C) and mean body temperatures (0.9 degrees C). At each site, the precursor sudomotor thresholds occurred at a lower mean body temperature (P < .05), with an average elevation of 0.35 degrees C (SD 0.04). However, discharged thresholds were delayed until this temperature had risen 0.53 degrees C (SD 0.04), producing significant phase delays across sites (mean: 4.1 min [SD 0.5]; P < .05). It is concluded that precise sudomotor threshold determinations require methods that respond to sweat accumulating within the secretory coil, and not discharged secretions, reinforcing the importance of electrodermal techniques.
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