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PHILIP D. ADAMS, Ph.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1937;36(3):606-610.

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Andrews¹ stated that age and sex are both predisposing factors in the cause of cutaneous diseases and that there are certain conditions of the skin that are found almost exclusively in definite regions of the body. Schmidt² concluded that the type of biologic and cutaneous reaction is conditioned by the individual constitution and the degree of instability of the autonomic nervous system, and that the weather is an important environmental factor in precipitating cutaneous symptoms. Schmidt³ had previously shown by means of staining reactions and by intracutaneous injections of methylene blue that the requirement for oxygen varies in different parts of the surface of the body. Kadisch⁴ had shown a relation between the localization of infections, the temperature and the supply of oxygen to the skin.

Oxidation, either aerobic (by means of oxygen directly) or anaerobic (by means of easily reducible substances) is essential for the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
CINCINNATI

From the Department of Biological Chemistry.

Footnotes
Andrew Jergens Fellow in Biochemistry 1934-1935.

This is a reprint in part of a dissertation submitted to the graduate school of the University of Cincinnati in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Ph.D. in Biochemistry, June 1935.

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