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Our skin shrivels up in hot water... but how... and why?

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SOURCES
On the glomus:
chups.jussieu.fr/polys/histo/histoP2/POLY.Chp.2.3.1.2.&3.html
https://slideplayer.fr/slide/12388273/

On the subject in the broad sense:
   • Waterinduced finger wrinkles improve...  
Waterinduced finger wrinkles improve handling of wet objects

Main article explaining wrinkle formation:
WilderSmith EPV, Chow A. Waterimmersion wrinkling is due to vasoconstriction. Muscle and Nerve. 2003; 27 (3): 307–11.

On evolutionary theses:
Changizi M, Weber R, Kotecha R, Palazzo J. Are wetinduced wrinkled fingers primate rain treads? Brain Behav Evol. 2011; 77 (4): 286–90.
Kareklas K, Nettle D, TVS Center. Waterinduced finger wrinkles improve handling of wet objects. Biol Lett. 2012;
Haseleu J, Omerbašić D, Frenzel H, Gross M, Lewin GR. Waterinduced finger wrinkles do not affect touch acuity or dexterity in handling wet objects. PLoS One. 2014; 9 (1): 1–6.
Davis NJ. Waterimmersion fingerwrinkling improves grip efficiency in handling wet objects. PLoS One [Internet]. 2021; 16 (7 July): 1–10. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pon...

The rest of my library:
WilderSmith E, Chow A. Water immersion and EMLA cause similar digit skin wrinkling and vasoconstriction. Microvasc Res. 2003; 66 (1): 68–72.
Tindall A, Dawood R, Povlsen B. Case of the month: The skin wrinkle test: A simple nerve injury test for pediatric and uncooperative patients. Emerg Med J. 2006; 23 (11): 883–6.
Teoh HL, Chow A, WilderSmith EP. Skin wrinkling for diagnosing small fiber neuropathy: Comparison with epidermal nerve density and sympathetic skin response. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2008; 79 (7): 835–7.
Chen X, Yin J. Buckling patterns of thin films on curved compliant substrates with applications to morphogenesis and threedimensional microfabrication. Soft Matter. 2010; 6 (22): 5667–80.
Yin J, Gerling GJ, Chen X. Mechanical modeling of a wrinkled fingertip immersed in water. Acta Biomater [Internet]. 2010; 6 (4): 1487–96. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.20...
Kareklas K, Nettle D, TVS Center. Waterinduced finger wrinkles improve handling of wet objects. Biol Lett. 2012;
Kareklas K, Nettle D, Smulders T V. Water immersion wrinkling: Physiology and use as an indicator of sympathetic function. Biol Lett. 2013;
Sáez P, Zöllner AM. Mechanics Reveals the Biological Trigger in Wrinkly Fingers. Ann Biomed Eng. 2017; 45 (4): 1039–47.

Original video title: Wrinkled Skin: Useful For The Dishes?