Textbook of gastroenterology

V. 1: Integrative responses of the gastrointestinal tract and liver to a meal -- The enteric nervous system and its extrinsic connections -- Sensory neurons of the gastrointestinal tract -- Gastrointestinal hormones and receptors -- The brain-gut axis -- Smooth muscle of the gut -- The mucosal immun...

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Group Author: Yamada, Tadataka; Alpers, David H
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Edition: 5th ed.
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444303254
Summary: V. 1: Integrative responses of the gastrointestinal tract and liver to a meal -- The enteric nervous system and its extrinsic connections -- Sensory neurons of the gastrointestinal tract -- Gastrointestinal hormones and receptors -- The brain-gut axis -- Smooth muscle of the gut -- The mucosal immune system and gastrointestinal inflammation -- Epithelia: biological principles of organization -- Esophageal motor function -- The physiology of gastric motility gastric emptying -- Motility of the small intestine and colon -- Motility of the biliary tract -- Gastric secretion -- Electrolyte secre
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (2 v. (xxi, 3440, cxi p.)) : ill. (some col.)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781444303261 (electronic bk.)
1444303260 (electronic bk.)
9781444303254
1444303252
Index Number: RC801
CLC: R57
Contents: V. 1: Integrative responses of the gastrointestinal tract and liver to a meal -- The enteric nervous system and its extrinsic connections -- Sensory neurons of the gastrointestinal tract -- Gastrointestinal hormones and receptors -- The brain-gut axis -- Smooth muscle of the gut -- The mucosal immune system and gastrointestinal inflammation -- Epithelia: biological principles of organization -- Esophageal motor function -- The physiology of gastric motility gastric emptying -- Motility of the small intestine and colon -- Motility of the biliary tract -- Gastric secretion -- Electrolyte secre
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome -- Gastritis and gastropathy -- Tumors of the stomach -- Surgery for peptic ulcer disease and postgrastrectomy syndromes -- Miscellaneous disease of the stomach -- Small intestine: anatomy and structural anomalies -- Dysmotility of the small intestine and colon -- Bacterial, viral, and toxic causes of diarrhea, gastroenteritis, and anorectal infections -- Chronic infections of the small intestine -- Celiac disease -- Disorders of epithelial transport in the small intestine -- Bacterial overgrowth -- Short bowel syndrome -- Tumors of the small intestine -- Miscellan
Experimental therapies: hepatocyte transplantation gene, therapy, and liver assist devices -- Liver biopsy and histopathological diagnosis -- Abdominal cavity: anatomy, structural anomalies, and hernias -- Intraabdominal abscesses and fistulae -- Diseases of the peritoneum, retroperitoneum, mesentery, and omentum -- Nutritional supplementation -- Obesity -- Eating disorders -- Complications of AIDS and other immunodeficiency states -- Gastrointestinal manifestations of immunological disorders -- Parasitic disease: protozoa -- Parasitic disease: helminths -- Gastrointestinal and hepatic manif