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THE acidity of human eccrine sweat has been reported to be regulated by the lactate system1,2, by amino-acids3 and by the bicarbonate system4. We have examined correlations between acidity and electrolytes of eccrine sweat.
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MORIMOTO, T., JOHNSON, R. Ammonia and the Regulation of Acidity in Human Eccrine Sweat. Nature 216, 813–814 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216813a0
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