[Morphological characteristics of the glandular apparatus of the larynx in people of different ages].
The larynx from 176 human corpses ranging in age from newborns to 90 year was examined macro-microscopically and histologically. In 1 period of maturity total number of glands varied from 116 man and from 110 to 587 in women. Density of glands with least length, width & thickness is maximal in the walls of the laryngeal ventriculus in comparison with vestibulum and cavitas infraglotis of the larynx. The density of the glands was smaller in newborns then in senile age people.
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Department of Anatomy I.M. Sechenov, Moscow Medical Academy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007830:Larynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors