Po Sing Leung
Editor

2014

Gastrointestinal, Nutritional
and Hepatobiliary Physiology

Human gastrointestinal (GI) physiology is a study of our GI system that addresses the regulation and integration of major physiological functions of motility, secretion, digestion, absorption and blood flow, as well as immunity. The coordination of these processes is vital for the maintenance of GI health; thus, any dysregulation will result in GI disease. In fact, GI physiology is a fundamental subject that is indispensable not only for undergraduate but also for graduate students of any biomedical courses, including, but not limited to, medical, pharmacy, nursing, human biology, Chinese medicine, and natural science, as well as other healthrelated subjects.