Gastrointestinal Defence Mechanisms

Advances in Physiological Sciences, Volume 29: Gastrointestinal Defence Mechanisms is a collection of papers that details the findings of research studies on the theoretical and practical aspects of the gastrointestinal defense mechanisms.
The title first covers circulation and mucosal defense, and then proceeds to tackling the association of gastrointestinal mechanisms with the secretory functions. Next, the selection deals with the resistance in gastric mucosa and mucosal energy provision. The text also discusses cell renewal and toxicity, along with biotransformation and nutrition. In Part VII, the title details the immunomechanisms of defense at mucosa. The last part covers the second line defense at liver and enterohepatic circulation.
The book will of great interest to both researchers and practitioners of medical fields concerned with the digestive system.

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Preface
Welcoming Address
Circulation and Mucosal Defense
Circulatory Responses to Changes of Intestinal Contents
The Role of the Microcirculation in the Gastrointestinal Defense Mechanism
Impaired Defense Mechanism to Peptic Ulcer in the Capsaicin-Desensitized Rat
Defense and Secretory Functions
Pseudocholinesterase Activity in Human Oral Fluid
Regulation of Water Flux across Isolated Gastric Mucosa
Test of Connection between Hypersecretion Produced Extragastric Stimulus and Sodium Metabolism
Effect of Somatic Stimulus on the Acid Secretion Activity in Male and Female Rats
Role of the Functional State of the Gastric Mucosa in Relation to Development of Epinephrine Effects on Rat Stomach
The Effects of Atropine, Carbenoxolone, Atropine plus Carbenoxolone on the Gastric Acid Secretion and on the Aspirin-Induced Mucosal Damage in Rats
Role of the Acute Starvation on the Development of Different Experimental Ulcers in the Rat
Analysis of the Inhibitory Effect of Pelsonin (1:10 Combination of Indomethacin and Sodium-Salicylate) on Shay-Ulcer
The Effect of Intraduodenal Hypertonic Glucose on the Gastric Mucosal Barrier
Resistance in Gastric Mucosa
Gastric Mucosal Resistance to Physical and Chemical Stress
Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Mucins
The Effect of Different Prostaglandins on Restrain Ulcer of Rat
Is Cyclic AMP the Mediator of Cytoprotection by Prostaglandins in Human Gastric Mucosa
Mucosal Energy Provision
Gastric and Small Intestinal Energy Metabolism in Mucosal Damage
Biochemical Aspects of Cytoprotective Effect of Prostacyclin on the Rats' Gastric Mucosal Damage Induced By Topical HCl
Effect of Noise Exposure on the Phosphate Metabolism of Gastric Mucosa
Cell Renewal and Toxicity
The Three-Compartmental Enzyme System of the Enterocyte Relating to Its Digestive and Barrier Functions
The Effect of Cytostatics on Intestinal Protein Loss in Rats
Biological Model System for Investigating Gastrointestinal Side Effects Caused By Cytostatic Agents
Effect of Dianhydrogalactitol on Biochemical and Morphological Characteristics of the Rat Intestinal Mucosa
Biotransformation and Nutrition
Mucosal Biotransformation and Metabolic Gradients in the Intestine
Adaptation of Intestinal Biotransformation to Nutritional Variation
Use of Explant Cultures to Study the Metabolism of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Human Gastrointestinal Tract
The Activity of Epoxidehydratase in Human Colon from Biopsy Tissues
Effect of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Carboxylesterase Activity in Rat Liver and Duodenum
Drug Metabolizing Enzyme Activities in Rats Exposed to Chlorinated Phenols
Xenobiotic Metabolism in Rainbow Trout Intestine
Immunomechanisms on Defense at Mucosa
The Role of the Microbial Flora in the Development, Maintenance and Modulation of Host Immune Functions
Immune Regulation Function of Gastrointestinal Tract. Disorders with Connection of Impaired Immune Regulation
The Local Immunity Is a Part of the Gastrointestinal Defense Mechanism
Some Antimicrobial Defense Mechanisms of the Upper Digestive Tract
Second Line Defense at Liver and Enterohepatic Circulation
Biliary Excretion of Xenobiotics
Fecal Excretion of Digitoxin Metabolites in Germfree (GF) and Conventional (CV) Rats
Effect of D-Glucaro-L,4-Lactone and Antibiotic Ingestion on the Fecal Excretion of Imipramin and Iopanoic Acid
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