Gastrointestinal physiology [electronic resource] / [edited by], Kim E. Barrett.

By:

Barrett, Kim E [ath.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine | A Lange medical bookPublication details: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education LLC., c2014.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xii, 321 p. : ill., figs., tablesISBN:

0071423109 (eISBN)
0071774017 (print-ISBN)
9780071423106 (e-ISBN)
9780071774017 (print-ISBN)
9780323033916

Other title:

Gastrointestinal physiology, Second edition

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Additional physical formats: Online version: : Gastrointestinal physiology. DDC classification:

612.32 23

LOC classification:

QP145 .B37 2006

NLM classification:

WI 102

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Also issued in Online and PDF version.

Contents:

Section I. The Integrated Response to a Meal -- Chapter 1. Functional Anatomy of the GI Tract and Organs Draining into It -- Chapter 2. Neurohumoral Regulation of Gastrointestinal Function -- Section II. Intestinal Secretory Functions -- Chapter 3. Gastric Secretion -- Chapter 4. Pancreatic and Salivary Secretion -- Chapter 5. Water and Electrolyte Absorption and Secretion -- Chapter 6. Intestinal Mucosal Immunology and Ecology -- Section III. Motility -- Chapter 7. Esophageal Motility -- Chapter 8. Gastric Motility -- Chapter 9. Intestinal Motility -- Section IV. Transport and Metabolic Functions of the Liver -- Chapter 10. Functional Anatomy of the Liver and Biliary System -- Chapter 11. Bile Formation and Secretion -- Chapter 12. Gallbladder Function -- Chapter 13. Bilirubin Formation and Excretion by the Liver -- Chapter 14. Ammonia and Urea -- Section V. Digestion and Absorption -- Chapter 15. Carbohydrate, Protein, and Water-Soluble Vitamin Assimilation -- Chapter 16. Lipid Assimilation.

Abstract: Gastrointestinal Physiology explains the operation and performance of one of the body's most crucial systems. Using clear, compelling language, the book's presentation makes it easy to absorb the content and integrate it as you learn the physiology of other bodily systems. Written to help you understand essential concepts rather than merely memorize facts, this unique text examines many medically relevant facets of this important body system, including anatomy, pathophysiology, and therapeutics, in concert with physiological information.

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"A Lange medical book." -- T.p.

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Gastrointestinal Physiology explains the operation and performance of one of the body's most crucial systems. Using clear, compelling language, the book's presentation makes it easy to absorb the content and integrate it as you learn the physiology of other bodily systems. Written to help you understand essential concepts rather than merely memorize facts, this unique text examines many medically relevant facets of this important body system, including anatomy, pathophysiology, and therapeutics, in concert with physiological information.

Also issued in Online and PDF version.

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