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Sweat:More than just Perspiration

Series No.: 
90
Delivered by: 
Ugwu A.C
Delivered on: 
Thursday, August 16, 2007
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Sweat is the fluid (99% water, acidic and hypotonic), exreted by the sweat glands in the skin. It is produced to cool the body. Its composition varies according to the part of the body surface from where it is collected, and factors and conditions that provoke its secretion. (Robinson and Robinson, 1954; Thomson, 1954; Ugwu and Oyebola, 1978; 1982). Similar body fluids, include tears, saliva, urine, blood, and lymph