THE CONTROL OF VARIABLE INFLUENCES ON THE ELECTROLYTE CONTENT OF SWEAT AND THEIR APPLICATION TO CLINICAL STUDY OF ADRENAL FUNCTION

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Abstract
Nonhormonal or local factors play a fundamental role in determining the electrolyte composition of thermal sweat, irrespective of the level of adrenocortical activity. There is no reciprocal relationship between the concentrations of Na,Cl and K in thermal sweat collected under controlled conditions from young healthy males. The effects of nonhormonal or local influences on sweat composition were presented and discussed. When these factors are controlled, electrolyte concentrations in random samples of thermal sweat may serve as useful indices of adrenocortical activity.