Sentences with phrase «lack sweat glands»

These dogs lack sweat glands, have sparse hair and abnormal teeth.

But he says that benign skin lesions are far more common in the victims: patches that lack sweat glands or the ability to secrete sebum, resulting in intensely itchy, dry skin that's susceptible to infection.

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But that skin had only one or two layers of tissue, and lacked features such as hair follicles and the glands that secrete sweat and oil called sebum, he said.

The inactivity of sweat glands due to lack of sweating can cause your body to hold onto waste and toxins that should have been released.

Symptoms of PPID include changes in hair coat; increased water intake and urination; lethargy; loss of muscle mass, pot - bellied appearance, chronic infections; hoof abscesses; excess or inappropriate sweating; infertility or lack of estrus cycles; abnormal mammary gland function; and can predispose to laminitis if hyperinsulinemia (high levels of insulin in the blood) is involved.