Subcutaneous Fat

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Skin Biology and Disease

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Nina Jablonski

One anatomical difference between humans and chimpanzees is the human subcutaneous layer of fat, which is apparently lacking in other primates (Wood-Jones F., 1929 Man's place among the mammals Edward Arnold, London, p. 309). Is there an original article with more details/quantitation of this?