BASIC SCIENCE FOR THE CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGIST - A REVIEW OF THE RECENT LITERATURE ON THE SMALL-BOWEL .2.

In small bowel science, as in all parts of medicine, there has been a recent explosion of information. This is the second of a two-part seri es in which the scientific basis of clinical gastroenterology practice and its future are considered. Advances in understanding the mechanis ms of intestinal transport are examined, followed by a perspective of intestinal adaptation in health and disease. The author also discusses clinically important areas of motility and bloodflow.