Gastrointestinal Physiology Development, Principles and Mechanisms of Regulation /

• Main Author: Welcome, Menizibeya Osain (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Human physiology.; Gastroenterology .; Endocrinology .; Cell physiology.; Cytogenetics.; Human Physiology.; Gastroenterology.; Endocrinology.; Cell Physiology.

This book offers one of the most comprehensive reviews in the field of gastrointestinal (GI) physiology, guiding readers on a journey through the complete digestive tract, while also highlighting related organs and glandular systems. It is not solely limited to organ system physiology, and related d...

Table of Contents:

• History of Development of Gastrointestinal Physiology: From Antiquity to Modern Period and the Birth of Modern Digestive Physiology
• Structural and Functional Organization of Gastrointestinal Tract
• Cellular Organization of the GI Tract
• Intercellular Network of the GI Tract
• Molecular Basis of Regulation of GI Functioning
• Gastrointestinal Growth and Development: From Zygote to Adulthood
• Gastrointestinal Motor Function
• Gastrointestinal Hormones
• Neural Secretions and Regulation of Gut Functions
• Gut Immunomodulatory Functions
• Gastrointestinal Exocrine (Lumencrine) Secretions. The Reception Theory as the Basis for Developing the First Antisecretory Pharmacotherapy Drugs
• Chemical Digestion, Absorption and Transport
• Metabolic Functions of the Gut
• Excretory Functions of the GI Tract. Defecation
• Physiology of Helicobacter pylori
• Functional Relationship between the Gut and Other Organs of the Body
• Gastrointestinal Functioning in Extreme Conditions of Temperature, Pressure and Gravity
• Appendix.