Blood volume per unit of body weight unchanged

Physiological

Gender

Male

Data Availability

20 to 90 years

Tissue

  • blood Changes

References

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Description

Estimates of blood volume, using the Evans-blue dye technique, were made in 60 subjects. Elderly individuals, who are free from any clinical signs of fluid accumulation or edema, have approximately the same blood volume per unit of body weight as the young subjects studied.