The Digestive System in Mammals: Food Form and Function - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521020859 ISBN 13 : 9780521020855

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

However well the anatomy of the gastrointestinal tracts of a wide range of mammals are described and quantified, there can be no real explanation of observed patterns without consideration of the mechanical and chemical properties of the food consumed, and digestive stages involved in its processing. This book aims to integrate findings from the many different types of investigations of mammalian digestive systems into a coherent whole. Using the themes of food, form and function, researchers discuss models of digestive processes, linking this with evolutionary aspects of food utilization. Macroscopic and ultrastructural studies of the gastrointestinal tract are also presented, as are physiological, ecological and biochemical aspects of the digestion of different food types. The book ends with an integrative chapter, bringing together the themes running through the earlier sections.

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Revue de presse

'In conclusion, the book is well presented and scholarly. It is likely to be enjoyed on a first reading and used often thereafter, because of the wide range of information it presents.' The Queen's University of Belfast, Anatomy Journal

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521020859
• ISBN 13: 9780521020855
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Éditeur: Chivers D. J.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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