Gastrointestinal Regulatory Peptides

by David R. Brown

Book Overview

Since the discovery of the pancreatic secretagogue secretin by W. M. BAYLISS and E. H. STARLING at the inception of the twentieth century, intense interest has focused on numerous, continually expanding classes of small peptides which appear to serve as regulatory molecules in the gastrointestinal tract, brain, and other organ systems. Initially, many of these substances were, like secretin, discovered in functional assays as "factors" or "activities"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364277816X
• ISBN13: 9783642778162
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"