Table 2.

Pharmacological reagents commonly used for studies of sweat secretion

Pharmacological reagents	Function
Methacholine	Muscarinic receptor agonist
Pilocarpine	Muscarinic receptor agonist
Carbachol	Muscarinic and nicotinic receptor agonist
Atropine	Muscarinic receptor antagonist
Phenylephrine	α-adrenergic receptor agonist
Isoproterenol	β-adrenergic receptor agonist
Forskolin	cAMP inducer
Bumetanide	NKCC1 inhibitor
Ouabain	Na+/K+-ATPase (Na+/K+ pump) inhibitor
Amiloride	ENaC sodium channel inhibitor
Ba2+	K+ channel inhibitor
Niflumic acid	Ca2+-activated Cl− channel inhibitor
NPPB	Cl− channel inhibitor
DIDS	${\text{Cl}}^{-}/{\text{HCO}}_3^{-}$exchanger inhibitor
A23187	Ca2+ carrier (ionophore)