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Age and peritoneal fluid cellular distribution in women 20–40 years of age

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Cytologic aspiration specimens of peritoneal fluid revealed that mesothelial cell proportions were significantly reduced 19.2% in women between 26 and 35 years of age. Possibly, mesothelial cell renewal was decreased in women of the older age groups.

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  1. H. S. Pitkow & R. H. Davis

    Present address: Department of Physiological Sciences, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, 19107, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 20037, Washington D. C., USA

    L. McGowan, H. S. Pitkow & R. H. Davis

  2. Department of Physiological Sciences, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, 19107, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    L. McGowan

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McGowan, L., Pitkow, H.S. & Davis, R.H. Age and peritoneal fluid cellular distribution in women 20–40 years of age. Experientia 32, 314–315 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01940810

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