Toxicology of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Second Edition

Preface
Editor
Contributors
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract as a Barrier and as an Absorptive and Metabolic Organ
Shayne C. Gad
Chapter 2 Methods for the Analysis of Gastrointestinal Function
Robin C. Guy
Chapter 3 Safety Pharmacology and the GI Tract
Henry I. Jacoby
Chapter 4 Gastrointestinal Tract Development and Its Importance in Toxicology
Alma M. Feldpausch, Joseph V. Rodricks, Rosalind A. Schoof and Brittany A. Weldon
Chapter 5 Gastrointestinal Tract as a Major Route of Pharmaceutical Administration
Robert W. Kapp, Jr.
Chapter 6 Gastrointestinal Function and Toxicology in Canines
Charles B. Spainhour
Chapter 7 Gastrointestinal Function and Toxicology in Minipigs
Maria R. Jones and Alain Stricker-Krongrad 
Chapter 8 Absorption of Macromolecules by Mammalian Intestinal Epithelium
Shayne C. Gad
Chapter 9 Peyer’s Patch Epithelium: An Imperfect Barrier and Effect of the Microbiome
Gary R. Burleson and Florence G. Burleson
Chapter 10 Alteration of Intestinal Function by Xenobiotic Exposure: Animal Models
Shayne C. Gad
Chapter 11 The Role of the Microbiome on Metabolism, Absorption, and Toxicity of Xenobiotics in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Shayne C. Gad
Chapter 12 Normal and Abnormal Intestinal Absorption by Humans
David W. Hobson and Valerie L. Hobson Balldin
Chapter 13 Classes of Compounds with GI Tract Toxicity
Amy L. Mihalchik and Erica N. Rogers
Chapter 14 Species Differences in GI Toxicity
Shayne C. Gad
Chapter 15 Nanoparticles in the Gastrointestinal Tract
David W. Hobson and Valerie L. Hobson Balldin
Index