Geokas M C, Conteas C N, Majumdar A P
Clin Geriatr Med. 1985 Feb;1(1):177-205.
This article summarizes the age-related structural and functional alterations in the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, liver, pancreas, and vermiform appendix. Also considered are the possible relationships of these changes with the disturbance of homeostatic mechanisms and proneness to certain diseases in the aged.
本文总结了食管、胃、小肠、大肠、肝脏、胰腺和阑尾随年龄增长而发生的结构和功能改变。还探讨了这些变化与稳态机制紊乱以及老年人易患某些疾病之间可能存在的关系。