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The sweating rates on the palms and chests of three adult male Japanese macaques were measured by the CaCl2 method at temperatures of 20–40°C. Rectal and skin temperatures on the palms and chests were also measured by means of copper-constantan thermocouples every minute. As ambient temperature was raised from 20°C to 40°C over a one-hour period, the sweating rates on the palms gradually increased and reached a certain plateau level in 30 to 40 minutes, but the sweating rates on the chests, on the other hand, were very low. A good correlation existed between the skin temperatures and the sweating rates on the palms as well as the skin temperatures and the sweating rates on the chests.
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Tokura, H., Sugiyama, K. Sweating in the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata). Primates 16, 95–98 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381802
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381802