VIVO Pathophysiology Endocrine System

Gastrointestinal Hormones: Introduction and Index

If you are like most people, you eat several meals and occasional snacks each day, but rarely think about the immense number of tasks that must be performed by your digestive system to break down, absorb and assimilate those nutrients. Robust control systems are required to coordinate digestive processes in man and animals, and are provided by both the nervous and endocrine systems as summarized in the text on the digestive system. Here we provide details on the so-called enteric endocrine system.

Core information on gastrointestinal endocrinology is presented in the following topics:


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