Siegel G
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 1978;40(3):160-71. doi: 10.1159/000275400.
The growth and ageing of tonsils is described by means of the behaviour of the cell count, T cell count, DNA, and organ weight. Proliferation of cells and the influx of recirculating T lymphocytes cause hyperplasia up to the age of 17 approximately, later on the cell count and organ weight decrease again. The number of T cells in cell suspensions from the tonsil is lower than that of blood. Due to the proliferation decrease of B cells and the accumulation of recirculating T lymphocytes, the T cell count in the tonsil increases with advancing years. The tonsil function decrease as a result of this population shift. No influence of the differentiation of T cells by the tonsil can be detected.
通过细胞计数、T细胞计数、DNA和器官重量的变化来描述扁桃体的生长和老化过程。细胞增殖和再循环T淋巴细胞的流入导致扁桃体增生，这种增生大约持续到17岁，之后细胞计数和器官重量又会下降。扁桃体细胞悬液中的T细胞数量低于血液中的T细胞数量。由于B细胞增殖减少和再循环T淋巴细胞的积累，随着年龄的增长，扁桃体中的T细胞计数会增加。这种细胞群体的变化导致扁桃体功能下降。未检测到扁桃体对T细胞分化有影响。
