Description
Book Synopsis* Condensed, unified format for this very key topic. * Content tailored to the needs of the practicing clinician and the requirements of GI board examinations.
Trade Review“This is an outstanding, succinct paperback text of the normal physiology of the digestive system written by an authoritative team of experts that is likely to become the standard reading for introductory courses to digestive system physiology. It is also a quick read for practicing gastroenterologists, surgeons, or internists who appreciate the value of understanding the cutting edge of physiologic principles of our field.” (Gastroenterology, 1 June 2015)
Table of ContentsContributors, vi
Preface, ix
About the companion website, x
1 Structure and innervation of hollow viscera, 1
Laura D. Wood & Elizabeth A. Montgomery
2 Gastrointestinal hormones in the regulation of gut function in health and disease, 15
John Del Valle
3 Gastrointestinal motility, 33
Ikuo Hirano & Darren Brenner
4 Gastrointestinal immunology and ecology, 46
Shehzad Z. Sheikh & Scott E. Plevy
5 Gastric physiology, 58
Mitchell L. Schubert
6 Structure and function of the exocrine pancreas, 78
James H. Grendell
7 Absorption and secretion of fluid and electrolytes, 92
Lawrence R. Schiller
8 Absorption of nutrients, 108
Lawrence R. Schiller
9 Hepatic structure and function, 129
Michelle T. Long & Lawrence S. Friedman
10 The splanchnic circulation, 149
Peter R. Kvietys & D. Neil Granger
11 Composition and circulation of the bile, 164
Allan W. Wolkoff
12 Bilirubin metabolism, 173
Allan W. Wolkoff
Index, 183
