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Academic & Professional Books  Organismal to Molecular Biology  Animals: Vertebrate Zoology

Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Digestive System

By: C Edward Stevens and Ian D Hume
416 pages, Figs, tabs
Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Digestive System
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  • Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Digestive System ISBN: 9780521617147 Paperback Nov 2004 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 6 days
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  • Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Digestive System ISBN: 9780521444187 Edition: 2 Hardback May 1996 Out of Print #47174
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Discusses all the major aspects of nutrition, anatomy and physiology in all of the major groups of vertebrates.

Contents

Preface; 1. Energy and nutrient requirements; 2. General characteristics of the digestive system; 3. The digestive system of fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds; 4. The mammalian gastrointestinal tract; 5. Motor activity; 6. Digesta transit and retention; 7. Digestion of carbohydrate, lipids and protein, and the absorption of end products; 8. Microbial fermentation and synthesis of nutrients, and the absorption of end products; 9. Secretion and absorption of electrolytes and water; 10. Neuroendocrine control; 11. Evolution of the digestive system; 12. Conclusions and future directions; References; Index.

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By: C Edward Stevens and Ian D Hume
416 pages, Figs, tabs
Media reviews
'I would commend this book to any gastroenterologist with a spark of scientific curiosity and to every medical librarian.' Gut 'This is an excellent book ... I would recommend it without reservation to all who profess an interest in the gastrointestinal tract and it should be in the personal library of every research gastroenterologist. To any young postgraduate worker contemplating a research career in the physiology of the gut, this book is a must.' Tim Scratcherd, Journal of Experimental Physiology '... a useful and stimulating book, well worth reading.' Richard Naftalin, Gut
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