Gastrointestinal Pharmacology

This volume aims to connect current ideas and concepts about GI disorders with the search for novel therapeutics. Towards this goal, authors provide a timely state-of-the-art overview of the GI tract in health and disease, current treatment approaches and ongoing developments in drug discovery, and...

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Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Greenwood-Van Meerveld, Beverley (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Σειρά:Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 239
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Upper GI Disorders; Gastropareis (with limited reference of GERD and PUD)
  • Post Operative Ileus: Pathophysiology, current therapeutic approaches
  • Constipation & Diarrhea: Pathophysiology, current therapeutic approaches
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Pathophysiology, current therapeutic approaches
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pathophysiology, current therapeutic approaches
  • Pediatric GI Tract: pharmacological management of children with functional abdominal pain disorders
  • Sex-Related Differences in GI Disorders
  • Abnormal barrier function in GI Disorders
  • Role of stress, anxiety and depression in the Pathophysiology of GI Disorders
  • The Neuroimmune Function of the Gut
  • Gut Microbiome, Probiotics and prebiotics
  • Critical Evaluation of animal models of gastrointestinal disorders
  • Serotonergic Mechanisms regulating the GI tract: experimental evidence and therapeutic relevance
  • Cannabinoids receptors in regulating the GI tract: experimental evidence and therapeutic relevance
  • Insights into the role of opioid receptors in the GI tract: experimental evidence and therapeutic relevance
  • Ghrelin and motilin as targets to treat GI Disorders
  • Centrally targeted pharmacotherapy for treated chronic abdominal pain.