The enteric nervous system / John Barton Furness.
| Author/creator | Furness, John Barton |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., ©2006. |
| Description | xiii, 274 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The enteric plexuses -- Interconnections between the plexuses -- Extent of the ganglionated plexuses -- Intramural extensions of extrinsic nerves -- Electron microscope studies -- Enteric glia -- The structural similarities and functional differences between regions may have an evolutionary basis -- Development of the enteric nervous system -- Maturation of enteric neurons and development of function -- Changes in enteric neurons with ageing -- Summary and conclusions -- Shapes of enteric neurons -- Cell physiological classifications of enteric neurons -- Functionally defined enteric neurons -- Neurons in human intestine with equivalence to those investigated in laboratory animals -- Summary and conclusions -- Evolution of ideas about enteric circuitry -- Motility controlling circuits of the small and large intestine -- Intrinsic secretomotor and vasomotor circuits -- Assemblies of neurons -- Circuits in the esophagus and stomach -- Co-ordination of motility, secretomotor and vasomotor reflexes -- Circuits connecting the intestine, biliary system and pancreas -- Sympathetic innervation of the gastrointestinal tract -- Summary and conclusions -- Chemical coding and multiple transmitters -- Transmitters of motor neurons that innervate the smooth muscle of the gut -- Transmitters at neuro-neuronal synapses -- Sites within the reflex circuitry where specific pharmacologies of transmission can be deduced to occur -- Transmission from entero-endocrine cells to ipans -- Roles of interstitial cells of cajal in neuromuscular transmission -- Transmitters of secretomotor and vasodilator neurons -- Synapses in secretomotor and vasodilator pathways -- Transmitters of motor neurons innervating gastrin cells -- Summary and conclusions -- Rhythmic activity of gastrointestinal muscle -- Structure and properties of interstitial cells of cajal -- Relationship between slow wave activity and neural control -- Gastric motility -- Patterns of small intestine motility and their intrinsic neural control -- Motility of the colon -- Neural control of the esophagus -- Gall-bladder motility -- Sphincters -- Muscle of the mucosa -- Mechanism of sympathetic inhibition of motility in non-sphincter regions -- Sympathetic innervation of the sphincters -- Physiological effects of noradrenergic neurons on motility in undisturbed animals -- Reflex activities of sympathetic neurons that affect motility -- Summary and conclusions -- Water and electrolyte secretion in the small and large intestines -- Reflex control of water and electrolyte secretion -- Secretion of gastric acid -- Pepsinogen secretion -- Gastric secretion of bicarbonate -- Secretion into the gall bladder -- Pancreatic exocrine secretion -- Summary and conclusions -- Therapeutic end-points for motility disorders -- Enteric neuropathies involving neuronal loss or phenotypic changes -- Mitochondriopathies with intestinal manifestations -- Irritable bowel syndrome and plasticity of enteric neurons. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-266) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005024527 |
| ISBN | 1405133767 : |
| ISBN | 9781405133760 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WL 600 F988E 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |