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The Gastrointestinal System

Gastrointestinal, Nutritional and Hepatobiliary Physiology

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Po Sing Leung

    1. Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese Univers, School of Biomedical Sciences, Hong Kong, China

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  • Comprehensive yet concise concepts of GI physiology
  • A wide range of scenario-based clinical case studies
  • Multiple choice questions for review examination
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Gastrointestinal Physiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Regulation of Gastrointestinal Functions

      • Eugene B. Chang, Po Sing Leung
      Pages 3-34

    3. Gastrointestinal Motility

      • Eugene B. Chang, Po Sing Leung
      Pages 35-62

    4. Gastric Physiology

      • Eugene B. Chang, Po Sing Leung
      Pages 63-85

    5. Pancreatic Physiology

      • Eugene B. Chang, Po Sing Leung
      Pages 87-105

    6. Intestinal Water and Electrolyte Transport

      • Eugene B. Chang, Po Sing Leung
      Pages 107-134

  3. Nutritional Physiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates and Proteins

      • Michael D. Sitrin
      Pages 137-158

    3. Digestion and Absorption of Dietary Triglycerides

      • Michael D. Sitrin
      Pages 159-178

    4. Digestion and Absorption of Other Dietary Lipids

      • Michael D. Sitrin
      Pages 179-209

    5. Absorption of Water-Soluble Vitamins and Minerals

      • Michael D. Sitrin
      Pages 211-234

  4. Hepatobiliary Physiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. Structure, Functional Assessment, and Blood Flow of the Liver

      • Dennis D. Black
      Pages 237-269

    3. Protein Synthesis and Nutrient Metabolism

      • Dennis D. Black
      Pages 271-294

    4. Biotransformation, Elimination and Bile Acid Metabolism

      • Dennis D. Black
      Pages 295-324

  5. Review Examination

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 325-325
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    2. Multiple Choice Questions

      • Dennis D. Black, Eugene B. Chang, Po Sing Leung, Michael D. Sitrin
      Pages 327-356

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 357-364
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About this book

Gastrointestinal (GI) physiology is a fundamental subject that is indispensable not only for undergraduate but also for graduate courses. The audience include, but are not limited to, medical, pharmacy, nursing, human biology, Chinese medicine, and science students, as well as other health-related subject students. The overall objectives of this textbook are to present basic concepts and principles of GI physiology and, more importantly, to convey an understanding of how to apply this knowledge to abnormal GI physiology in the clinical context. As such, the basic knowledge of GI physiology and its application in the form of clinical case studies should be grasped, which are critical for professional examinations and bedside, as well as for general practice in the future. In this handbook, we aim to achieve these elements by covering the breadth of GI, pancreatic, hepatobiliary, and nutritional physiology. Moreover, we include relevant scenario-based clinical case in each chapter so as to evaluate whether the students can apply the basic GI they learn to the clinical setting.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese Univers, School of Biomedical Sciences, Hong Kong, China

    Po Sing Leung

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Gastrointestinal System

  • Book Subtitle: Gastrointestinal, Nutritional and Hepatobiliary Physiology

  • Editors: Po Sing Leung

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8771-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature B.V. 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8770-3Published: 13 May 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0782-2Published: 03 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8771-0Published: 29 April 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 364

  • Number of Illustrations: 53 b/w illustrations, 108 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Physiology, Gastroenterology

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