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Sweat Gland Histophysiology

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Because itch is a sensation, the best method to measure it is the use of scales. Questionnaires may also help to give clinical characteristics of itch. Nonetheless, the measurement of scratching could be also interesting as an indirect measurement of itch and several methods have been developed, especially for the animals.

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Abbreviations

AESG:

Apoeccrine sweat gland

ASG:

Apocrine sweat gland

CEA:

Carcinoembryonic antigen

CK:

Cytokeratin

EMA:

Epithelial membrane antigen

ESG:

Eccrine sweat gland

SC:

Stratum corneum

UEA:

Ulex europaeus agglutinin

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Skin Bioengineering and Imaging (LABIC), Department of Clinical Sciences, Liège University, Liège, Belgium

    Claudine Piérard-Franchimont

  2. Laboratory of Skin Bioengineering and Imaging (LABIC), Liège University, Liège, Belgium

    Gérald E. Piérard & Trinh Hermanns-Lê

  3. Service de Dermatopathologie, CHU du Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium

    Gérald E. Piérard & Trinh Hermanns-Lê

  4. Department of Dermatopathology, Unilab Lg, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Trinh Hermanns-Lê

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Correspondence to Claudine Piérard-Franchimont .

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France

    Philippe Humbert

  2. Center for Study and Research on the Integuments, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France

    Ferial Fanian

  3. Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

  4. Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France

    Pierre Agache

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Piérard-Franchimont, C., Piérard, G.E., Hermanns-Lê, T. (2017). Sweat Gland Histophysiology. In: Humbert, P., Fanian, F., Maibach, H., Agache, P. (eds) Agache's Measuring the Skin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32383-1_84

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