Defining physiology . Volume 2 Neurophysiology and gastrointestinal systems : principles, themes, concepts / / Hwee Ming Cheng, Kin Kheong Mah, Kumar Seluakumaran
| Defining physiology . Volume 2 Neurophysiology and gastrointestinal systems : principles, themes, concepts / / Hwee Ming Cheng, Kin Kheong Mah, Kumar Seluakumaran |
| Autore | Cheng Hwee-ming |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2020] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XII, 112 p. 42 illus., 20 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 612.32 |
| Soggetto topico | Gastrointestinal system - Physiology |
| ISBN | 3-030-62285-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Salivary gland: Savilon -- Oesophageal sphincters: Upper oesophageal sphincter and lower oesophageal sphincter -- Stomach as an Acid Producer -- Homeostasis of gastric acid secretion: neurocrine, paracrine and endocrine system, proton pump inhibitors. Alkaline tide -- Gastric mucosal barrier, Helicobacter pylori -- Gastric motility: (Migrating Motor Complex, Receptive Relaxation, Accommodation, Retropulsion) -- Gastric Emptying -- Gastrointestinal Rhythmic Contractions Electrical Basis: Slow wave potential -- Migratory Motor Complex (or migrating myoelectric complex), MMC, Motilin -- Motility: Peristalsis, Segmentation, Haustration and Mass movement -- Motility: Peristalsis, Segmentation, Haustration and Mass movement -- Recycling of bile salts: Enterohepatic Circulation (EHC) -- Intestinal Fluid Handling: Absorption -- Intestinal Fluid Handling: Secretion -- Pancreatic Exocrine function: Pancreatic acinar cell in pancreatic secretion, cholecystokinin (CCK), Auto- digestion -- Pancreatic Exocrine function: Pancreatic ductal cell, CFTR chloride channel. Secretin -- Carbohydrate Digestion: Small intestine as the site of digestion and absorption for dietary carbohydrate -- Fat digestion: Bile salt, emulsification, micelles, lipases, chylomicrons -- Protein Digestion -- Protein Absorption -- Defecation Reflex: Parasympathetic defecation reflex, intrinsic myenteric defection reflex -- Resting Membrane Potential (RMP) -- Equilibrium Potential -- Membrane conductance -- Action Potential -- Neuronal excitability -- Neuronal refractory period -- Initiation zone -- Saltatory conduction -- Firing rate -- Post-synaptic potentials -- Synaptic delay -- Summation -- Neurotransmitter -- Presynaptic inhibition -- Adequate stimulus -- Stimulus transduction -- Stimulus coding -- Adaptation -- Sensory discrimination (acuity) -- Motor neurons -- Neuromuscular junction -- Proprioception -- Spinal reflex -- Alpha-gamma coactivation. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437632603321 |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2020] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Defining physiology : principles, themes, concepts : cardiovascular, respiratory and renal physiology / / Hwee Ming Cheng, Felicita Jusof
| Defining physiology : principles, themes, concepts : cardiovascular, respiratory and renal physiology / / Hwee Ming Cheng, Felicita Jusof |
| Autore | Cheng Hwee-ming |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIX, 187 p. 69 illus., 54 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 612 |
| Soggetto topico | Physiology |
| ISBN | 981-13-0499-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Heart as an Electrical Organ -- Heart as a Rhythmic Pump -- Heart as a Pressure Producer -- Pathways from the Heart -- Physiological Adaptations of the Cardiovascular system -- Mechanics of Respiration -- Alveolar-Capillary Exchange -- Oxygen Transport -- Carbon Dioxide Transport -- Control of Respiration -- Glomerular Filtration and Renal Blood Flow -- Tubular Function -- Sodium and Potassium Balance -- Water Balance -- Acid-base Balance. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298418303321 |
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| Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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