Gastrointestinal Functions
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Delvin, Edgard E. / Lentze, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Written by internationally renowned clinical ong>andong> biomedical investigators, this volume highlights recent advances in ong>theong> understong>andong>ing, diagnosis, ong>andong> treatment ong>ofong> chronic ong>andong> functional gastrointestinal disorders in children ong>andong> adolescents. Coverage includes state-ong>ofong>-ong>theong>-art guidelines on management ong>ofong> intractable diarrhea, malabsorption, esophageal dysfunction, celiac disease, autoimmune enteropathy, inflammatory bowel disease, ong>andong> gut motility disorders. To furong>theong>r ong>theong> reader's understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>theong> pathophysiology ong>ofong> ong>theong>se conditions, ong>theong> book presents current concepts on ong>theong> assembly ong>ofong> brush border membranes, ong>theong> role ong>ofong> extracellular matrix proteins in intestinal cell function, ong>theong> structure-function relationships ong>ofong> intestinal disaccharidases, ong>andong> ong>theong> development ong>andong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> gastric epiong>theong>lium.