Description
The Multifunctional Gut of Fish provides a comprehensive synthesis and an integrative overview of the range of gut functions and their implications for organismal physiology. The highly diversified anatomy and functions of the gut, including nutrient uptake, immune barrier function, salt and water homeostasis and respiration, as well as neuroendocrine actions and control are covered in detail by leading authors. In addition, this volume explores the pronounced implications of gut function for whole animal integrative physiology and compensatory demands for non-gastrointestinal organs. As the first comprehensive reference to discuss the diverse morphological and functional adaptations of the gut, this volume provides an excellent resource for comparative physiologists, aquaculturists and biomedical researchers employing fish as model organisms for mammalian physiology. 447 p.
Series: Fish Physiology
- Martin Grosell, Editor. Marine Biology and Fisheries Department, University of Miami-RSMAS, Miami, FL (USA).
- Anthony P. Farrell, Editor. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada).
- Colin J. Brauner, Editor. Department of Zoology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada).
- Publication date (digital version): 2010-10 – Academic Press (imprint of Elsevier); Copyright © 2011 by Elsevier Inc.
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