REVITALIZATION OF TISSUE AND NUTRITION IN OLDER INDIVIDUALS
Authors: W B KOUNTZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 November 1951REVITALIZATION OF TISSUE AND NUTRITION IN OLDER INDIVIDUALSWILLIAM B. KOUNTZ, M.D.WILLIAM B. KOUNTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-5-1055 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt has long been considered that changes occurring in the body due to aging are irreversible. If such were a clearly established fact, the field of geriatric medicine would be greatly limited.Since the retrogressive changes in the female reproductive tract fall into a special category and are the changes brought about by exhaustion of ovarian function, these tissues in old individuals from 60 to 95 years of age and long after the menopause were chosen for observation as to revitalization of older tissue and to test the theory of whether changes in older tissue are reversible or not.In...Bibliography1. Mack HC: A new and rapid method of staining vaginal smears. Based upon a specific color reaction for glycogen, Harper Hosp. Bull. 1: 54-56, 1942. Google Scholar2. MastersMagallon WHDT: Hormone replacement therapy in the aged female-estrogen bioassay, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 73: 672-676, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MastersAllen WJWM: Female sex hormone replacement in the aged woman, J. Gerontol. 3: 183-190, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Korenchevsky V: Rejuvenative or eliminative and preventation of senility as suggested by experiments on rats, Proc. First Internat. Gerontol. Congress, Liege, Belgium, 1950, 687. Google Scholar5. Masters WH: To be presented at the Second Internat. Gerontol. Congress, St. Louis, 1951. Google Scholar6. Warthin AS: Old Age, 1939, Hoeber, Inc., New York. Google Scholar7. DmytrykKountz ELWB: Unpublished data. Google Scholar8. Votaw RE: To be presented at the Second Internat. Gerontol. Congress, St. Louis, 1951. Google Scholar9. CaldwellWatsonKountz BMRIWB: Psychologic effects of estrogen and androgen therapy in postmenopausal women, J. Gerontol. (Abstract) 5: 348, 1950. Google Scholar10. KenyonKnowltonSandiford ATKI: The anabolic effects of the androgens and somatic growth in man, Ann. Int. Med. 20: 632, 1944. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: St. Louis, Missouri*Presented at the Thirty-second Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, St. Louis, Mo., April 13, 1951.From the Division of Gerontology, Washington University School of Medicine, and the St. Louis City Infirmary and Infirmary Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Extracellular Matrix of the Aged Human Trabecular Meshwork: Changes of GlucosaminoglycansEstrogen Replacement Therapy: A Perspective on Cognitive ImpactAlterations in Cognitive Function in MenopauseEstrogen, the Brain, and MemoryEstrogenic Effects on Memory in WomenSomatic Therapy in Old AgePharmacological control of agingProtein Metabolism and Requirements in the ElderlyNutritional Needs of the AgedEFFECTS OF ORAL SEX HORMONES AND RESERPINE IN ELDERLY MENPRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE GERIATRIC SURGICAL PATIENTNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY DUE TO AGE AND PHYSIOLOGIC STRESS; ITS CONTROL BY FOOD AND HORMONES†PSYCHOLOGIC CORRELATES OF SEX HORMONE REPLACEMENT IN THE AGED: A CRITIQUETHE EFFECT OF ADDED CARBOHYDRATE AND FAT ON THE NITROGEN BALANCE IN THE ELDERLYHORMONES, GROWTH AND SENESCENCE†An Evaluation of Sex Hormone Replacement in Aged WomenChapter I: Physical Growth 1 November 1951Volume 35, Issue 5Page: 1055-1067KeywordsAgingFallsGeriatricsHospital medicineMenopauseNutrition ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...