Secretory Diarrhea

Severe diarrhea is a leading cause of death in developing regions of the world and is disabling or fatal to infants and young children even in developed countries. This is the complete sourcebook on severe diarrhea for clinicians and physiologists. It provides a comprehensive discussion of intestinal absorptive and secretory mechanisms and their derangement by bacterial enterotoxins, viruses, and other agents. The text also presents complete information about intestinal electrolyte transport as well as an assessment of the major advances in unraveling the mode of action of cholera toxin and the effect of adenylate cyclase.Field, Michael is the author of 'Secretory Diarrhea', published 1988 under ISBN 9780195206937 and ISBN 0195206932.