[Age-related characteristics of the thyroid gland rheogram in healthy persons]

The right and left lobes of the thyroid gland were studied rheographically in 35 healthy persons (70 rheograms) of three age groups for the assessment of the blood flow intensity and functional condition of the thyroid gland vessels. It appeared that the circulation intensity through the thyroid gland decreased with the advance of age; there was also a reduction of elasticity of the vascular wall and an increase in the peripheral resistance of the blood flow in the gland.