Innervation of the Gastrointestinal Tract (Autonomic Nervous System) - Hardcover

 
9780415283779: Innervation of the Gastrointestinal Tract (Autonomic Nervous System)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415283779 ISBN 13: 9780415283779
Publisher: CRC Press, 2002

Synopsis

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.

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Simon Brookes, Marcello Costa

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Publisher
CRC Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415283779
ISBN 13 
9780415283779
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
556
Editor
Brookes Simon, Costa Marcello