The effect of old age on hepatic mass and blood flow
| Age-Related Reduction in: | References |
|---|---|
| Hepatic size | |
| Humans | |
| 20% (M), 11% (F) | Boyd, 1933 |
| 36% | Calloway et al., 1965 |
| ≅35% | Tauchi and Sato, 1978 |
| 17% | Bach et al., 1981 |
| 25% | Schnegg and Lauterburg, 1986 |
| 29% | Wynne et al., 1989a |
| 28% (M), 44% (F) | Wynne et al., 1989b |
| Rats | |
| Rats 30% | Varga and Fischer, 1978 |
| Rats 29% | Montgomery and Sitar, 1988 |
| Rats 30% | Le Couteur et al., 1995 |
| Blood flow | |
| Humans | |
| 1.5% p.a. | Sherlock et al., 1950 |
| 53% | Wynne et al., 1989b |
| 20% | Zoli et al., 1989 |
| 49% | Wynne et al., 1990 |
| Rats | |
| 55% | Varga and Fischer, 1978 |
| 35% | Montgomery and Sitar, 1988 |