Neural innervation of the GI tract; sensory neurons; neuropeptides and their receptors; detection of nutrients in GI tract; food intake; GI motility. Neural regulation of the GI tract. Afferent innervation of the stomach and intestine, and the effect of luminal nutrient signals to activate neural and humoral pathways. Role of nutrient transporters in epithelial and endocrine cells in sensory transduction in the GI tract. Expression of neuropeptides and their receptors on visceral afferents. Alteration in visceral afferent activity in functional bowel disease and obesity.
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