Innervation of the Gastrointestinal Tract [Hardcover]

Simon Brookes (Editor), Marcello Costa (Editor)

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Hardcover: 560 pages
Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 1 edition (Jun 27 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415283779
ISBN-13: 978-0415283779
Product Dimensions: 25.9 x 16.9 x 3 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg

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The book is really fascinating, and should be a must on the bookshelf of every gastroenterologist with an interest in the hard science of neurogastroenterology.
- Digestive and Liver Disease Journal, 2004

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The long tube that makes up the gastrointestinal tract is composed of a variety of tissue types and is the largest internal organ of the body. Its main function is to digest food and absorb the released nutrients. Furthermore, it is subdivided into functionally distinct regions that each mediate one of a variety of actions upon the food consumed, including ingestion, propulsion, secretion, digestion, absorption and expulsion. Autonomic neuronal circuitry is intimately involved in controlling many of these multiple functions of the gut, making it an appealing subject for the study of neuroscientists.
This book reviews the state of current knowledge on the innervation of the gut by the enteric nervous system, and its interface with the extrinsic innervation, from a number of different perspectives, with the aim of providing a comprehensive and accessible account of the subject.