THE APPEARANCE OF THE SMALL BOWEL MUCOSA IN OLD AGE

1 August 1975

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Age and Ageing

Vol. 4 (3) , 168-174
https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/4.3.168

Abstract

Comparisons between the shape and dimensions of proximal jejunal villi in old and young subjects have revealed that, in the elderly, villi tend to be broader and shorter.

Keywords

INTESTINE
SMALL
MUCOUS MEMBRANE
ELDERLY
JEJUNUM