Ageing reduces skin wetness sensitivity across the body

New Findings What is the central question of this study? Ageing impairs the skin's thermal and tactile sensitivity: does ageing also induce loss of skin wetness sensitivity? What is the main finding and its importance? Older adults show an average 15% loss of skin wetness sensitivity, with this...

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Veröffentlicht in:Experimental physiology 2021-12, Vol.106 (12), p.2434-2444
Hauptverfasser: Wildgoose, Charlotte, Valenza, Alessandro, Buoite Stella, Alex, Feka, Kaltrina, Bianco, Antonino, Filingeri, Davide
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