| Description |
xvi, 400 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Energy and nutrient requirements -- 2. General characteristics of the vertebrate digestive system -- 3. The digestive system of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and birds -- 4. The mammalian gastrointestinal tract -- 5. Motor activity -- 6. Digesta transit and retention -- 7. Digestion of carbohydrate, lipids, and protein and the absorption of end products -- 8. Microbial fermentation and synthesis of nutrients and the absorption of end products -- 9. Secretion and absorption of electrolytes and water -- 10. Neuroendocrine control -- 11. Evolution of the digestive system -- 12. Conclusions and future directions |
| Summary |
This work covers the basic structural and functional characteristics of the digestive system and how these vary among vertebrate groups and species. It discusses all of the major aspects of nutrition, anatomy and physiology in all of the major groups of vertebrates |
| Analysis |
Vertebrates Digestive system |
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Zoology & animal science Vertebrates Veterinary science & medicine |
| Notes |
Bibliography p329-390 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-390) and index |
| Subject |
Vertebrates -- Digestive organs.
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Vertebrates -- Physiology.
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| Author |
Hume, Ian D.
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| LC no. |
95013969 |
| ISBN |
0521444187 (hc) |
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0521617146 |
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