Meyer zum Gottesberge A, Meyer zum Gottesberge A
Forschungslaboratorien der Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenklinik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
Laryngorhinootologie. 1995 Oct;74(10):606-10. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-997811.
¿Dimorphism¿ means the existence of two phenotypic different types of the human cerumen and morphology of the cerumen glands. In this paper, the morphological, biochemical, and functional differences are reviewed. The wet cerumen is better adapted to a hot and humid climate where infections of the outer ear are very frequent and sometimes severe. In a cold and dry climate, the dry cerumen is advantageous. In the moderate climates, both types are equivalent (balanced dimorphism).
“二态性”是指人类耵聍存在两种表型不同的类型以及耵聍腺的形态。本文综述了其形态学、生物化学和功能上的差异。湿性耵聍更适应炎热潮湿的气候，在这种气候下外耳感染非常频繁，有时还很严重。在寒冷干燥的气候中，干性耵聍具有优势。在温和气候下，两种类型相当（平衡二态性）。
