The Digestive System in Mammals: Food Form and Function - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521440165 ISBN 13: 9780521440165

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Riassunto

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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'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

Descrizione del libro:

Using the themes of food, form and function, this integrative book examines the various types of food eaten by mammals, and the anatomical, physiological and ecological aspects of the processes used to digest food types.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521440165
• ISBN 13: 9780521440165
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 464
• Redattore: Chivers D. J., Langer P.