Connective tissue responses in Negroes in relation to disease
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8313972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony P Polednak (0000-0003-2651-3122, New York State Department of Health, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-57 |
| Publication date | 1974-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330410107 |
| PMID | 4601999 |
| OpenAlex | W1998360271 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 54 |
There is considerable evidence that Negroes have a tendency toward overgrowth of those connective‐tissue components concerned with two functions—protection against infection (macrophages and plasma cells) and repair after injury (fibroblasts and their products). Thus, adaptation to the tropical environment in Africans may have involved a tendency toward connective‐tissue overgrowth, as well as hypertrophy of the pigmentary apparatus. Both tendencies may have consequences in terms of: (1) susceptibility to certain chronic diseases; and (2) responses to disease processes or drug therapies. Some of these possible consequences are discussed
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| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1980 - 1987 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |