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Changes in kidney with age The kidney atrophies and is not as productive with age.

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| Review Date: 10/26/2004 12:00:00 AM Reviewed By: Michael Langan, M.D., Department of Geriatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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