Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; The Role of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Nutrient Delivery; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Editor's Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Regulation of Gastrointestinal Growth; I. Introduction; II. Trophic Action of Gastrointestinal Hormones: Physiological Significance; III. Characteristics of Gastrin's Trophic Action; IV. Mucosal Gastrin Receptor; V. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Proliferation and Differentiation of Gastrointestinal Cells in Health and Disease; I. Introduction; II. Location of Proliferating and Differentiating Cells
  • III. Proliferation Kinetics of Normal CellsIV. Proliferation Kinetics of Cells in Disease; References; Chapter 3. Regulatory Peptides of the Gut; I. Introduction; II. Cellular Organization of Gut Peptide Control Systems; III. Chemical Identification, Characterization, and Biosynthesis; IV. Hormonal Mechanisms; V. Enteric Peptide-Producing Neurons; VI. Perspectives; References; Chapter 4. Prostaglandins in Relation to the Gastrointestinal Tract; I. Introduction; II. Biosynthesis in Gastrointestinal Tissue; III. Gastric Antisecretory Actions; IV. Gastric Vasodilator Actions
  • v. Gastrointestinal Antiulcer and Protective PropertiesVI. Prostaglandin Depletion and Gastric Damage; VII. Intestinal Motility and Secretion; VIII. Role in Inflammatory Bowel Disease; IX. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5. Gastrointestinal Motility: The Regulation of Nutrient Delivery; I. Introduction; II. Mucosal Muscle Movements in the Small Intestine; III. Movements of the Muscularis Propria in the Small Intestine; IV. Movements of the Muscularis Propria of the Stomach; V. Movements of the Muscularis Propria of the Esophagus; VI. Some Motor Disorders That Impair Nutrient Delivery
  • IV. Mechanisms of Digestion for Glucose, Galactose, and FructoseV. Rate-Limiting Steps in Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates; VI. Maldigestion and Malabsorption of Carbohydrates; VII. Summary; References; Chapter 9. Fat Absorption and Malabsorption; I. Introduction; II. Intraluminal Digestion; III. Role of Bile Salts in Intraluminal Absorption; IV. Mucosal Phase of Absorption; V. Intestinal Lipoproteins; References; Chapter 10. Integration of Energy Metabolism by the Liver; I. Introduction; II. General Properties of Metabolism; III. Unique Metabolic Events in the Fed State