Open AccessEffect of Aging on the Quantitative Number of Brunner’s Glands
Author(s) -
Pottayan Ayyappakutty Nandagopalan,
Kanapilly Francis Magdalene,
Binu Areekal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7652.4087
Subject(s) - duodenum , haematoxylin , age groups , anatomy , medicine , demography , pathology , gastroenterology , staining , sociology
Age related changes in the number of Brunner's Glands (BG) in four anatomical parts of human duodenum were studied. The few studies done on this topic were conducted mainly in men. Studies involving a much larger age group, from foetuses to elderly individuals up to 85years of age including both sexes were not done earlier and were evaluated.