AGING AND DUODENAL MORPHOMETRY

被引:37
作者
LIPSKI, PS
BENNETT, MK
KELLY, PJ
JAMES, OFW
机构
[1] UNIV NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,SCH MED,DEPT MED GERIATR,FLOOR 4,WILLIAM LEECH BLDG,FRAMLINGTON PL,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE2 4HH,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,DEPT MED STAT,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE1 7RU,TYNE & WEAR,ENGLAND
[3] FREEMAN RD HOSP,DEPT HISTOPATHOL,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE7 7DN,TYNE & WEAR,ENGLAND
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10.1136/jcp.45.5.450
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R36 [病理学];
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100104 ;
摘要
Small bowel morphometry was studied in 25 subjects under the age of 70 years and 22 over the age of 70. There was no evidence of malabsorption or malnutrition in either group. Two distal duodenal endoscopic biopsy specimens were examined morphometrically. There were no significant correlations between age and areas of duodenal surface epithelium, crypts and lamina propria, heights of villi and surface epithelium, depth of crypts, crypt to villus ratio, number of intraepithelial lymphocytes, duodenal architecture, enterocytes, brush border and Brunner glands. Contrary to previous reports there was no evidence for a significant effect of age on proximal small bowel morphometry.
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