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Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Book • Fifth Edition2012

Edited by:

Leonard R. Johnson, Fayez K. Ghishan, ... Jackie D. Wood

Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Book • Fifth Edition2012

 

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Edited by:

Leonard R. Johnson, Fayez K. Ghishan, ... Jackie D. Wood

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Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Fifth Edition — winner of a 2013 Highly Commended BMA Medical Book Award for Internal Medicine — covers the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of the GI Tract while linking the clinical disease or disorder, bridging the gap between clinical and laboratory medicine.

The gastrointestinal system is responsible for the breakdown and absorption of various foods and liquids needed to sustain life. Other diseases and disorders treated by clinicians in this area include: food allergies, constipation, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, gallstones, gastritis, GERD, hemorrhoids, IBS, lactose intolerance, pancreatic, appendicitis, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, peptic ulcer, stomach ulcer, viral hepatitis, colorectal cancer and liver transplants.

The new edition is a highly referenced and useful resource for gastroenterologists, physiologists, internists, professional researchers, and instructors teaching courses for clinical and research students.

Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Fifth Edition — winner of a 2013 Highly Commended BMA Medical Book Award for Internal Medicine — covers the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of the GI Tract while linking the clinical disease or disorder, bridging the gap between clinical and laboratory medicine.

The gastrointestinal system is responsible for the breakdown and absorption of various foods and liquids needed to sustain life. Other diseases and disorders treated by clinicians in this area include: food allergies, constipation, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, gallstones, gastritis, GERD, hemorrhoids, IBS, lactose intolerance, pancreatic, appendicitis, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, peptic ulcer, stomach ulcer, viral hepatitis, colorectal cancer and liver transplants.

The new edition is a highly referenced and useful resource for gastroenterologists, physiologists, internists, professional researchers, and instructors teaching courses for clinical and research students.

Key Features

  • 2013 Highly Commended BMA Medical Book Award for Internal Medicine
  • Discusses the multiple processes governing gastrointestinal function
  • Each section edited by preeminent scientist in the field
  • Updated, four-color illustrations
  • 2013 Highly Commended BMA Medical Book Award for Internal Medicine
  • Discusses the multiple processes governing gastrointestinal function
  • Each section edited by preeminent scientist in the field
  • Updated, four-color illustrations

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ISBN

978-0-12-382026-6

Language

English

Published

2012

Copyright

Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

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Academic Press

Editors

Leonard R. Johnson

Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Fayez K. Ghishan

Department of Pediatrics, Steele Children’s Research Center, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Jonathan D. Kaunitz

Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine and West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Juanita L. Merchant

Departments of Internal Medicine and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Hamid M. Said

Departments of Medicine and Physiology/Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, California and VA Medical Center-151, Long Beach, California, USA

Jackie D. Wood

Departments of Physiology and Cell Biology and Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA