Abstract
This is a condensation of a paper presented at the Institute on Problems of aging at Washington University, St. Louis, April 11-12, 1949, as part of the session on the biology of aging. Using an apparatus designed by schade in 1912 Drs. Kirk and Kvorning conducted a series of investigations to determine the elastic properties of the skin and subcutaneous tissue of young and old people. The measurements showed a marked difference between the two age groups

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