
Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Description
Key Features
- Discusses the multiple processes governing gastrointestinal function
- Presents new information on the brain-gut axis and microbiome
- Edited by preeminent scientists in the field
- Includes coverage of issues, such as food allergies, constipation, chronic liver disease, IBS, Crohn's disease, and more
Readership
Researchers in gastroenterology, physiology, internal medicine, translational medicine and biomedicine as well as clinical gastroenterologists, physiologists, and internists
Table of Contents
Volume 1
Section I: Basic Cell Physiology, Genetics, and Growth of the GI Tract
Section II: Nerogastroenterology
Section III: Host Defense MechanismsVolume 2
Section IV: Physiology of Secretion
Section V: Digestion and Absorption
Section VI: Consequences of Disregulated Physiology
Product details
- No. of pages: 1812
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2018
- Published: March 8, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128124260
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128099544
About the Editor
Hamid Said
He serves as a reviewer on a variety of NIH, VA and other national study sections as well as international (European) study sections dealing with medical research in internal medicine and nutrition. He is also a member of Editorial Boards of a number of prestigious medical research journals.
Research in Dr. Said laboratory focuses on understanding cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the transport of water-soluble vitamins (folate (vit. B), thiamine (vit. B1), riboflavin (vit. B2), pyridoxine (vit. B6), ascorbic acid (vit. C), biotin (vit. H) and niacin (vit. B3)) in the intestine, kidney, liver and pancreas. Dr. Said's laboratory has published over 160 original research papers in the gastrointestinal and nutrition fields. He has authored many chapters in scientific textbooks as well as a book in these areas. His laboratory has contributed many original discoveries to the field over the years. His research activities are funded by the VA and National Institutes of Health over the past twenty four years.
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