Age-related changes of elements in human ureter |
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Authors: | Yasuo Takano Yoshiyuki Tohno Yumi Moriwake Setsuko Tohno Takeshi Minami Masa-oki Yamada Kazunari Yuri |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anatomy, Kochi Medical School, Nangoku, 783-8505 Kochi, Japan;(2) Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, 634-8521 Nara, Japan |
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Abstract: | To elucidate changes of the ureter with aging, the authors investigated age-related changes of element contents in human ureters.
The subjects consisted of seven men and seven women, ranging in age from 61 to 97 yr. The contents of calcium, sulfur, and
iron in the ureters increased progressively with aging, whereas the contents of phosphorus and magnesium did not increase
with aging. Significant relationships were found both between calcium and sulfur contents and between calcium and iron contents
in the ureters, but not between calcium and either phosphorus or magnesium contents. It was noteworthy that a significant
relationship was also found between sulfur and iron contents in the ureters. It remains uncertain whether calcium forms a
compound with sulfur or iron in aged human ureters or not. |
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Keywords: | Ureter calcium sulfur iron aging |
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