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The digestive system of the rabbit.
Nutrition of the rabbit, 2020This chapter gives a description of the morphological and functional characteristics of the digestive system of the rabbit that are important for understanding the rabbit's digestive processes that will be explained in the next chapters and explains how ...
R. Carabaño +3 more
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2022
This chapter argues that the digestive system is one of the most important systems of the human body. The digestive system aims to break down complex molecules into smaller ones in an effort for them to be absorbed in the bloodstream to provide nutrients for the body.
Jon Scott +9 more
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This chapter argues that the digestive system is one of the most important systems of the human body. The digestive system aims to break down complex molecules into smaller ones in an effort for them to be absorbed in the bloodstream to provide nutrients for the body.
Jon Scott +9 more
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Aquaporins in Digestive System
2017In this chapter, we mainly discuss the expression and function of aquaporins (AQPs ) expressed in digestive system . AQPs in gastrointestinal tract include four members of aquaporin subfamily: AQP1, AQP4, AQP5 and AQP8, and a member of aquaglyceroporin subfamily: AQP3. In the digestive glands, especially the liver, we discuss three members of aquaporin
Baoxue Yang +3 more
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2020
The primary function of the digestive system is to deliver fuels and building blocks to sustain life and to eliminate wastes. A microcosm of bacteria, fungi, and archaea exists in the digestive tract of fishes. And while it is often considered to be its own system, its intimate ties to the digestive tract in terms of both location and function ...
Carol Bucking, W. Gary Anderson
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The primary function of the digestive system is to deliver fuels and building blocks to sustain life and to eliminate wastes. A microcosm of bacteria, fungi, and archaea exists in the digestive tract of fishes. And while it is often considered to be its own system, its intimate ties to the digestive tract in terms of both location and function ...
Carol Bucking, W. Gary Anderson
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2000
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the gross anatomy of the principal regions of the digestive system, including the associated organs, and how they are closely related to functions. The first region of the digestive system includes the mouth, oral cavity, and pharynx.
Randal K Buddington, Victoria Kuz'mina
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Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the gross anatomy of the principal regions of the digestive system, including the associated organs, and how they are closely related to functions. The first region of the digestive system includes the mouth, oral cavity, and pharynx.
Randal K Buddington, Victoria Kuz'mina
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Smoking and the digestive system
Journal of Gastroenterology, 1995In conclusion, the relationship between smoking and the digestive organs is multifaceted. Cigarettes contain a variety of chemical compounds, and they exhibit variable effects, either directly or via the central nervous system, on tissue microcirculation, motor regulation, and including various systems, the immune system.
Takenobu Kamada +2 more
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, 1978 In this chapter, we discuss the diseases and related pathologic alterations that may be encountered in the gastrointestinal tract and associated organs of various species of laboratory animals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Diseases of various segments of the gastrointestinal tract, the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas are discussed and ...
Oscar J. Fletcher +4 more
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Aquaporins in the digestive system
Medical Electron Microscopy, 2004Fluid transfer such as secretion and absorption is one of the major functions of the digestive system. Aquaporins are water channel proteins providing water transfer across the cellular membrane. At least six aquaporin isoforms are expressed in the digestive system.
Kuniaki Takata +5 more
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Circadian clocks in the digestive system
Nature reviews: Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2021Anneleen Segers, I. Depoortere
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