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Why do we have apocrine and sebaceous glands?

Alan M W Porter MD PhD  

Redcrest, Heath Rise, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2ER, UK

SUMMARY

The secretions of sebaceous and apocrine glands fulfil an important thermoregulatory role in cold-stressed and heat-stressed hunter—gatherers. In hot conditions the secretions emulsify eccrine sweat and thus encourage the formation of a sweat sheet and discourage the formation and loss of sweat drops from the skin. In colder conditions sebum changes its nature and repels rain from skin and hair.

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