Age-related changes in the hepatic sinusoid termed pseudocapillarization have been reported in the rat and human and have implications for disease susceptibility in old age. In this study, we investigated whether similar changes occur in the livers of old baboons and thus represent a widespread aging change.
Centre for Education and Research on Ageing and ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord RG Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia. victoric@physiol.usyd.edu.au