CUTANEOUS CARBOHYDRATE STUDIES .3. COMPARISON OF FASTING GLUCOSE CONTENT OF SKIN OF BACK ARM ABDOMEN AND THIGH

[摘要] The glucose content of human whole skin differs slightly for 4 topographic sites. The back site, even though it has a slightly lower glucose content, is the site of choice because the major portion of the specimen is comprised of dermis, relatively free of epithelial appendages and contamination by blood.