The multifunctional gut of fish /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Grosell, Martin, Farrell, Anthony Peter, 1952-, Brauner, Colin J.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, 2011.
• Έκδοση: First edition.
• Σειρά: Fish physiology ; v. 30.
• Θέματα: Fishes > Digestive organs.; Fishes > Physiology.; Gastrointestinal system.; Fishes > physiology.; Gastrointestinal Tract > physiology.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Anatomy & Physiology.; Electronic books.

The Multifunctional Gut of Fish provides a comprehensive synthesis and an integrative overview of the range of gut functions and their implications for organismal physiology. The highly diversified anatomy and functions of the gut, including nutrient uptake, immune barrier function, salt and water h...

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• Morphological diversity of the gastrointestinal tract in fishes / J.M. Wilson and L.F.C. Castro
• Feeding, digestion and absorption of nutrients / Anne Marie Bakke, Chris Glover and Åshild Krogdahl
• Barrier function and immunology / Kenneth Cain and Christine Swan
• The role of the gastrointestinal tract in salt and water balance / Martin Grosell
• The role of feeding in salt and water balance / Chris M. Wood and Carol Bucking
• Implications of GI function for gas exchange, acid-base balance and nitrogen metabolism / J.R. Taylor, C.A. Cooper and T.P. Mommsen
• The gastrointestinal tract as an endocrine/neuroendocrine/paracrine organ : organization, chemical messengers and physiological targets / Yoshio Takei and Christopher A. Loretz
• The enteric nervous system / Catharina Olsson
• The circulation and metabolism of the gastrointestinal tract / Henrik Seth, Michael Axelsson and Anthony P. Farrell
• The GI tract in air breathing / Jay A. Nelson and A. Mickey Dehn.