1 Introduction.- 1.1 Endoderm Formation.- 1.2 State of Visceral and Other Structures at Birth.- 1.3 The Scope of This Review.- 2 Oral Cavity.- 2.1 Prenatal Development.- 2.2 Postnatal Development.- 2.2.1 Tongue.- 2.2.2 Salivary Glands.- 2.2.3 Development of Dentition.- 2.3 Adult Teeth.- 2.4 Adult Tongue.- 2.5 Jaws and Associated Musculature.- 2.6 Adult Salivary Glands.- 3 Esophagus.- 3.1 Prenatal Development.- 3.2 Postnatal Development.- 3.2.1 Esophageal Glands.- 3.2.2 Quantitative Data on the Development of Esophageal Epithelium.- 3.2.3 Quantitative Data on Mitotic Activity in the Subepithelial Layers.- 3.3 Structure of Adult Esophagus.- 3.3.1 Histochemistry of Esophageal Glands.- 3.3.2 Muscularis Externa.- 4 Stomach.- 4.1 Prenatal Development.- 4.2 Postnatal Development.- 4.2.1 Fundic Mucosa.- 4.2.2 Glands of the Pylorus and Cardia.- 4.2.3 Mucin Histochemistry.- 4.2.4 Immunohistochemistry of Gastric Proteinases.- 4.2.5 Enteroendocrine Cells.- 4.2.6 Submucosa.- 4.2.7 Muscularis Externa.- 4.2.8 Interaction Between Exocrine and Endocrine Components of the Stomach.- 5 Small Intestine and Colon.- 5.1 Prenatal Development of Small Intestine and Colon.- 5.2 Postnatal Development of Small Intestine.- 5.2.1 Intestinal Mucosa.- 5.2.2 Enteroendocrine Cells.- 5.2.3 Lamina Propria.- 5.2.4 Submucosa.- 5.2.5 Submucosal (Meissner's) Plexus.- 5.2.6 Duodenal (Brunner's) Glands.- 5.2.7 Muscularis Externa.- 5.2.8 Myenteric (Auerbach's) Plexus.- 5.3 Postnatal Development of Colon.- 5.3.1 Enteroendocrine Cells.- 5.3.2 Lamina Propria.- 5.3.3 Submucosa.- 5.3.4 Submucosal (Meissner's) Plexus.- 5.3.5 Muscularis Externa.- 5.3.6 Myenteric (Auerbach's) Plexus.- 5.4 Caecum.- 5.5 Comparison of Enteroendocrine Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Adult.- 5.6 Interaction Between Enteroendocrine and Exocrine Components of the Gut.- 6 Pancreas.- 6.1 Prenatal Development.- 6.2 Postnatal Development.- 7 Liver.- 7.1 Prenatal Development.- 7.2 Postnatal Development.- 7.3 Gallbladder and Common Bile Duct of the Adult Opossum.- 7.4 Opossum Bile.- 8 Factors That Influence the Differentiation and Growth of Glands Associated with the Gastrointestinal Mucosa.- 9 Concluding Remarks.- References.
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