POSTMORTEM CHANGES IN GLYCOGEN CONTENT OF HUMAN ECCRINE SWEAT GLANDS

[摘要] Glycogen in the eccrine sweat apparatus disintegrates very rapidly after death. After death, glycogen disappears first from the dermal sweat ducts, and later from the secretory coils. The coiled parts of the duct lose their glycogen earlier than the undulating segments. The secretory coils of the eccrine sweat glands in the skin of palm and sole retain their glycogen content for a much longer period after death than those of the general body surface, as represented by the abdominal skin.