Neuropeptide Function in the Gastrointestinal Tract
1st Edition
Published on 11. December 1990
Book
Hardback
520 pages
978-0-8493-6158-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book assimilates and evaluates the rapidly accumulating information regarding neuropeptides in the gut, their chemistry; genetic control; processing in enteric nerves; the projections of their nerves; their actions at the tissue, cell, and molecular levels; and their roles in controlling gut motility in health and disease. Neuropeptide Function in the Gastrointestinal Tract is directed to scientists in all disciplines who work with neuropeptides, as well as physiologists interested in the neural and smooth muscle actions of neuropeptides. Gastroenterologists concerned with the control of gastrointestinal motility and the roles of neuroendocrine peptides in regulating motility in health and disease will also find this book to be an indispensable reference resource.This book contains more than 10,000 references and features new areas, including the chemistry of peptides, genetic control of peptides, syntheses, sites and mechanisms of peptide actions, and neuropeptide receptors
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
38 s/w Tabellen
38 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
1066 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8493-6158-6 (9780849361586)
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Content
A Historical Overview of the Gastroenteropancreatic Regulatory Peptides (T. J. McDonald). Gastroenteropancreatic Regulatory Peptide Structures: An Overview (T. J. McDonald). Regulation of Gastrointestinal Neuropeptide Gene Expression and Processing (Ake Roekaeus). Microanatomy and Chemical Coding of Peptide-Containing Neurons in the Digestive Tract (E. Ekblad, R. Hakanson, and F. Sundler). Neuropeptide Motor Actions Vary Between In Vivo and In Vitro Experimental Conditions (Jo-Ann E. T. Fox). Receptors for Neuropeptides (Neurokinins): Functional Studies (D. Regoli, S. Dion, and G. Drapeau). Receptors for Neuropeptides: Ligand Binding Studies (Sultan Ahmad, H.-D. Allescher, and C.-Y. Kwan). Receptors for Neuropeptides - Receptor Isolation Studies and Molecular Biology (Jean Pierre Vincent and Patrick Kitabgi). Gastrointestinal Neuropeptides and Second Messenger Systems (Peter Kostka). Peptidases and Neuropeptides - Inactivating Mechanisms in the Circulation and in the Gastrointestinal Tract (Frederic Checler). Postulated Physiological and Pathophysiological Roles on Motility (Hans-Dieter Allescher and Sultan Ahmad). Physiological and Pathophysiological Roles of VIP, Somatostatin, Opioids, Galanin, GRP, and Secretin (Jan D. Huizinga and Julio Pintin-Quezada). Effects of Neuropeptides on Intestinal Ion Transport (P. K. Rangachari). The Role of Neuropeptides in the Normal and Pathophysiological Control of Blood Flow (John S. Smeda). Neuropeptides and Cell Proliferation (David J. Hill). Perspectives for the Study of Gut Neuropeptides (E. E. Daniel).