Short Circuit Found in Sweat Glands of Anhidrotic Horses

by: Erin Ryder, TheHorse.com News Editor
Researchers are one step closer to understanding the mystery of anhidrosis (failure to sweat). Results of a study performed by scientists at Glasgow Caledonian University and Michigan State University have revealed that the sweat glands of anhidrotic horses secrete chloride ions differently than normal horses--these chloride ions underpin the formation of sweat in equine sweat glands. ...


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