The digestive system of any animal is important in converting the food the animal eats into the nutrients its body needs for growth, maintenance, and production (such as egg production). An animal's body breaks down food through both mechanical and chemical means. In many animals, mechanical action involves chewing; however, because birds do not have teeth, their bodies use other mechanical act...

Sturgeon is one of the most important species of the Caspian Sea aquatics. Unfortunately, this species faces the threat of extinction today. This makes specific studies on any type of sturgeons more important than before. Studies like histological studies, radiology, and sonography, all require a complete understanding of the anatomy of this fish. Since pilot studies showed some misconceptions ...

BACKGROUND Digestive system disorders have a substantial effect on worldwide morbidity and mortality rates, including in Thailand, where the majority of the rural areas have a lack of proper sanitation and awareness about disease prevention. This has led to the prevalence of different types of digestive diseases. Karen people in Thailand still use medicinal plants as first aid remedies in treat...

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES AND AIR POLLUTION (Abstract). Air pollution is responsible for the increase in mortality, morbidity and a high number of hospitalizations for respir atory and cardio-vascular diseases. Recently, several studies have shown that air pollution can also affect the digestive system. The major impact was observed on inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s disease and ulcerati...

A young filly in a stall at a high-class boarding stable lay down in her stall, got up, and lay down again, with dull, glassy eyes. She tried to roll before the caretaker caught her and haltered her, walking her slowly until the veterinarian could come to see her. When the veterinarian arrived, she listened to the filly’s gut sounds with the stethoscope to see if they were abnormal, and diagnos...

Rabbits are animals prone to diseases, mainly affected by digestive system conditions. According the author's experience, interviews with rabbit breeders and veterinarians were located in Tangerang, if disorders do not receive proper treatment will quickly result death for rabbit. Rabbit owners sometimes don't know what do. Obstacles often encountered limited time, costs, number of who still sm...

3 Pu-Qing Yuan, S Vincent Wu, Yvette Taché 4 CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center, Center for Neurobiology of Stress, Digestive 5 Diseases Division, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Department of Medicine and 6 Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA 7 8 9 Running head: Gastric urocortins/CRF2 receptor gene expression and regulation 10...