SECTION	SCOPE
Gastrointestinal pharmacology	Anti-inflammatories Constipation Diarrhoea Drugs for hepatic disorders Functional bowel disease: diarrhoea, constipation Functional bowel disease: nausea and abdominal pain Gastroparesis Gut wall absorption of drugs Incontinence Infections of GI tract Therapy of gastric acidity disorders Therapy of inflammatory bowel disease
Gastrointestinal physiology	Absorption (intestine, colon) Digestion (carbohydrates, proteins/peptides, lipids) Enteric neurophysiology including neural inflammation Intestinal immunosystem Microorganisms in the intestinal tract Satiety Secretion (salivary glands, stomach, pancreas, liver) Smooth muscle & interstitial cells of Cajal electrophysiology Smooth muscle cell signaling Swallowing & transport of nutrients, motility, neuronal & hormonal regulation (esophagus, stomach, intestine, colon, defecation, vomiting)

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