Neurogastroenterology is defined as neurology of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, gallbladder
and pancreas and encompasses control of digestion through the enteric nervous system …

The enteric nervous system is largely autonomous, and the central nervous system is
compartmentalized behind the blood-brain barrier. Yet the intestinal microbiota shapes gut …

Covers all aspects of the structure, function, neurochemistry, transmitter identification and
development of the enteric nervous system This book brings together extensive knowledge …

Disturbances of gastric, intestinal and colonic motor and sensory functions affect a large
proportion of the population worldwide, impair quality of life and cause considerable health …

Glial cells have been proposed as a source of neural progenitors, but the mechanisms
underpinning the neurogenic potential of adult glia are not known. Using single cell …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic relapsing and remitting conditions
associated with long-term gut dysfunction resulting from alterations to the enteric nervous …

Paraneoplastic syndromes are signs or symptoms that occur as a result of organ or tissue
damage at locations remote from the site of the primary tumor or metastases. Paraneoplastic …

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, known together as inflammatory bowel diseases
(IBDs), and celiac disease are the most common disorders affecting not only adults but also …

Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) can be defined as remote effects of cancer
that are not caused by the tumor and its metastasis, or by infection, ischemia or metabolic …

The focus of neurogastroenterology in Rome II was the enteric nervous system (ENS). To
avoid duplication with Rome II, only advances in ENS neurobiology after Rome II are …