Mechanisms of gastrointestinal motility and secretion
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Mechanisms of gastrointestinal motility and secretion
（NATO ASI series, ser. A . Life sciences ; v. 80）
Plenum Press ; Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division, c1984
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"Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute on Mechanisms of Gastrointestinal Motility and Secretion, held September 5-16, 1983, in Erice, Sicily, Italy"--Verso t.p.
Includes bibliographies and index
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Anatomy of the gastrointestinal tract in relation to motility and secretion.- Techniques for studying gastrointestinal motility in vitro.- Motility: Methods for in vivo measurements.- Smooth muscle electrophysiology.- Electrophysiological studies of myenteric neurons in tissue culture.- Gastrointestinal nerves, hormones and autacoids in relation to human gastrointestinal motility.- Distribution of gut peptides and their actions.- Histamine and the digestive functions.- Relationships of prostaglandins to gastrointestinal motility and secretion.- Gallbladder motility and its regulation.- Histopathological findings relating to disordered motility and secretion.- Neuro-hormonal control of gastric acid secretion: The role of histamine.- Gastrointestinal mucus.- Intestinal absorption and secretion of fluid and electrolytes.- Gallbladder fluid transport.- Relationships among intestinal motility, transit and absorption.- The entero-insular axis.- Neuro-hormonal control of exocrine pancreatic secretion in humans and animals.- Acute and chronic actions of alcohol on pancreatic exocrine secretion in humans and animals.- Dopamine antagonists as anti-emetics and as stimulants of gastric motility.- Mechanisms by which metoclopramide can increase gastrointestinal motility.- Laxatives: A review of their mechanisms of action.- Lectures.- Participants.
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