. The effects of inanition and malnutrition upon growth and structure. Starvation; Nutrition. EFFECTS ON THE LIVER 327 masked by cloudy swelling and fatty degeneration. Her results are shown in the accompanying table, all cases being males, excepting group I (6 males, 4 females). Data for loss in body weight were lacking. Average Weight of the Liver in Various Conditions of Inanition (Krieger '20) Group Number of cases Normal weight ( per cent of body wt.), grams Observed weight, grams Estimated loss in weight, per cent I. Emaciated II. Chronic III. Malignant growths IV
. The effects of inanition and malnutrition upon growth and structure. Starvation; Nutrition. EFFECTS ON THE LIVER 327 masked by cloudy swelling and fatty degeneration. Her results are shown in the accompanying table, all cases being males, excepting group I (6 males, 4 females). Data for loss in body weight were lacking. Average Weight of the Liver in Various Conditions of Inanition (Krieger '20) Group Number of cases Normal weight ( per cent of body wt.), grams Observed weight, grams Estimated loss in weight, per cent I. Emaciated II. Chronic III. Malignant growths IV. Chronic infections. V. Tuberculosis VI. Aged 15 29 17 i,S92 1,754 1,786 1,786 i,754 1,786 921 991 I ,198 I ,284 I ,269 I ,097 I ,097 43-5 26. o1 1 Making allowance for normal age decrease. Weber ('21) found an apparent decrease of about 10 per cent in the weight of the liver (excluding pathological organs) at Kiel, comparing data from the 1000-^ 3 600 I '-'1. 1 1 I I L 80 90 100 110 1Z0 IX) 140 150 160 1T0 Fig. 88.—Graph showing the individual weights of the human liver, according to body- length, in atrophic or emaciated cases, up to 20 years of age. Data from various sources. Curve of normal liver weight from data compiled by Prof. R. E. Scammon. The liver appears below the normal weight in most cases. period of subnutrition (1916-1918) with an earlier period of good nutrition (1914-1915). Data for body weight were lacking, however. From 50 necrop- sies in cases of starvation (age 1-63 years), Stefko ('23) concludes that the liver loses in both relative and absolute Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jackson, Clarence Martin, b. 1875. Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's son & co
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