The composition of body tissues.(II) Fetus to young adult
DR White, EM Widdowson, HQ Woodard… - The British journal of …, 1991 - birpublications.org
DR White, EM Widdowson, HQ Woodard, JWT Dickerson
The British journal of radiology, 1991•birpublications.orgThe composition of body tissues is a function of the age, nutrition, state of health and
physical activity of the individual. In this paper, the effects of age on the composition of
healthy tissues are reviewed. Eleven soft tissues (adipose tissue, blood—whole, brain—
whole, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle—skeletal, placenta, skin and spleen) and cortical
bone are considered. Elemental compositions, mass and electron densities are tabulated for
the tissues, as a function of age, from fetus to young adult. Although the compositions given …
physical activity of the individual. In this paper, the effects of age on the composition of
healthy tissues are reviewed. Eleven soft tissues (adipose tissue, blood—whole, brain—
whole, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle—skeletal, placenta, skin and spleen) and cortical
bone are considered. Elemental compositions, mass and electron densities are tabulated for
the tissues, as a function of age, from fetus to young adult. Although the compositions given …
Abstract
The composition of body tissues is a function of the age, nutrition, state of health and physical activity of the individual. In this paper, the effects of age on the composition of healthy tissues are reviewed. Eleven soft tissues (adipose tissue, blood—whole, brain—whole, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle—skeletal, placenta, skin and spleen) and cortical bone are considered. Elemental compositions, mass and electron densities are tabulated for the tissues, as a function of age, from fetus to young adult. Although the compositions given here are predominantly for healthy tissues, reported changes because of dietary influences are briefly discussed.
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