SYMPATHETIC SUDOMOTOR FUNCTION AND AGING

被引:32
作者
FERRER, T
RAMOS, MJ
PEREZSALES, P
PEREZJIMENEZ, A
ALVAREZ, E
机构
[1] LA PAZ GEN HOSP,DEPT NEUROPHYSIOL,AUTON LAB,MADRID,SPAIN
[2] LA PAZ GEN HOSP,DEPT NEUROL,MADRID,SPAIN
[3] LA PAZ GEN HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,MADRID,SPAIN
[4] TXAGORRITXU HOSP,DEPT NEUROPHYSIOL,VITORIA,SPAIN
关键词
SWEAT FUNCTION; AGING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SWEAT GLAND;
D O I
10.1002/mus.880180405
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Many studies have reported the influence of aging on different portions of the autonomic nervous system components but only partially for the sympathetic cholinergic system. We evaluated postganglionic sudomotor function in 196 healthy subjects, 104 women and 92 men, by determining sweat gland density (SGD) per square centimeter of skin, on the dorsum of the hand and foot, with the impression mold technique, The age range was from 5 to 84 years, A significant decrease of SGD was observed in both hand and foot in relation to age (P < 0.001), The ANOVA analysis of foot data shows that age is the only significant factor for SGD reduction, In the hand, both sex and body surface area are significant covariates with age, The dorsum of the foot is the most appropriate place to examine sweating in studies of aging, The lower normal limits for SGD in the foot are 213/cm(2) for subjects younger than 30 years, 199/cm(2) for those from 30 to 59 years, and 123/cm(2) for subjects over 59 years old. (C) 1995 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
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页码:395 / 401
页数:7
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