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

 
9780521440165: The Digestive System in Mammals: Food Form and Function
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ISBN 10 : 0521440165 ISBN 13 : 9780521440165
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

However well the anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tracts of a wide range of mammals is 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 of the 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 utilisation. Macroscopic and ultrastructural studies of the gastro-intestinal 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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Présentation de l'éditeur

However well the anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tracts of a wide range of mammals is 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 of the 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 utilisation. Macroscopic and ultrastructural studies of the gastro-intestinal 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.

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

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521440165
ISBN 13 
9780521440165
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
464
Éditeur
Chivers D. J., Langer P.
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
Avery
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9780521020855: The Digestive System in Mammals: Food Form and Function

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521020859 ISBN 13 :  9780521020855
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2005
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