Growth of the Gastrointestinal Tract (1990)

Section 1: General mechanisms of cell proliferation and differentiation 1. Hormonal regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation: cellular mechanisms 2. Polyamines and cell and tissue growth 3. Receptors of the gastrointestinal hormones and their development. Section 2: Exocrine pancreas 1. Fetal and neonatal development of the exocrine pancreas 2. Pancreatic adaptation to diet 3. Regulation of specific enzyme synthesis 4. Pancreatic regeneration. Section 3: Stomach 1. Growth and maturation of the gastric mucosa 2. Neurohormonal regulation of gastric mucosal growth 3. Regeneration following gastric injury. Section 4: Intestine 1. Fetal and postnatal development of the small and large intestine: patterns and regulation 2. Regulation of intestinal mucosal growth. Section 5: Growth factors 1. Inhibitory regulation of gastrointestinal organ growth 2. Hormonal effects on gastrointestinal cancer growth.