SEBACEOUS GLAND ACTIVITY OF YOUNG MEN IN THE ANTARCTIC.

A group of fourteen men on an Antarctic Station had fortnightly measurements made of the sebaceous excretion of an area of the skin on the forehead and back (under room temperature conditions) for a period of six and eight months respectively. There were significant downward trends on both skin areas, possibly as a result of ultra-violet radiation. There was no evidence of an increase in sebaceous excretion resulting from possible adrenocortical stimulation in the Polar environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]