Aging-related shift of eccrine sweat glands toward the skin surface due to tangling and rotation of the secretory ducts revealed by digital 3D skin reconstruction.
Tomonobu EzureSatoshi AmanoKyoichi MatsuzakiPublished in: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) (2021)
Our results suggest that sweat glands twist and rotate with aging to maintain the position of the coil at the dermal-adipose boundary, causing an overall shift toward the skin surface.