Increases of calcium and magnesium and decreases of phosphorus and iron with aging in human uterine tubes.
To elucidate compositional changes of the uterine tube by aging, the authors studied age-related changes of elements in human uterine tubes by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. The uterine tubes were resected postmortem or surgically removed from patients with uterine myoma. It was found that the contents of calcium and magnesium increased progressively with aging in uterine tubes, whereas the contents of phosphorus and iron decreased gradually with aging. The sulfur content of uterine tubes remained constant and independent of aging. Regarding relationships between elements, significant relationships were found between calcium and magnesium contents, between phosphorus and iron contents, between phosphorus and sulfur contents, and between phosphorus and sodium contents in human uterine tubes.
Yoshida
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S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
Takano
Y
Y
Moriwake
Y
Y
Tohno
Y
Y
Masuda
M
M
Tohno
S
S
Minami
T
T
Yamasaki
M
M
Morikawa
H
H
Yuri
K
K
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism*; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000378:metabolism; D014599:Uterus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*
D010758:Phosphorus; D007501:Iron; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium