Howell T H
J Am Geriatr Soc. 1978 Sep;26(9):385-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1978.tb05383.x.
The main organs in a series of 39 nonagenarians were weighed at autopsy. The weights varied widely from subject to subject. Compared with average weights in younger subjects, the brains, livers, spleens, kidneys and lungs weighed less than usual in the majority of nonagenarians examined. However, the hearts often were heavier than normal and many of them were hypertrophied.
对39位九旬老人的一系列主要器官在尸检时进行了称重。不同个体的器官重量差异很大。与较年轻个体的平均重量相比,在所检查的大多数九旬老人中,大脑、肝脏、脾脏、肾脏和肺的重量比正常情况轻。然而,心脏往往比正常情况重,并且许多心脏出现了肥大。