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Please explain why does skin wrinkle in both fresh water and salt water?
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Prune skin: According to one study it was once thought that this was because water was being absorbed which caused swelling. However it has now been shown that it is related to " our nervous system was controlling this function by constricting blood vessels under our skin." http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/01/09/prune-skin_n_2441554.html
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