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>ong>theong>ong> 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>ong>theong>ong>-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>ong>theong>ong>r ong>ong>theong>ong> reader's understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> pathophysiology ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>se conditions, ong>ong>theong>ong> book presents current concepts on ong>ong>theong>ong> assembly ong>ofong> brush border membranes, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> extracellular matrix proteins in intestinal cell function, ong>ong>theong>ong> structure-function relationships ong>ofong> intestinal disaccharidases, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>andong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> gastric epiong>ong>theong>ong>lium.