Splanchnic Circulation: Physiology and Pathophysiology UTP 39       106 slides        $135
	This comprehensive teaching unit covers the splanchnic circulation in health and disease. It addresses the unique properties of different major segments of the microcirculation (arterioles, capillaries, and venules) and describes how each vascular segment responds to and influences gastrointestinal function. The unique role of endothelial cells is described. The influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors in the regulation of gastrointestinal blood flow is addressed. Attention is devoted to the circulatory responses that occur during physiologic states such as exercise and ingestion of a meal. The nature and importance of microvascular responses to pathological processes, such as inflammation, mucosal ulceration and repair, gastrointestinal bleeding, ischemia, and portal hypertension are also illustrated. Unit 39 Table of Contents Authors: D. Neil Granger, Ph.D., Louisiana State University and Peter R. Kvietys, Ph.D., University of Western Ontario