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Endocrine Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Classification, Function and Biological Behavior

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Digestive Disease Pathology

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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract, which has many different types of hormones and peptides, is the largest endocrine organ of the body. GI hormones and peptides are present in both endocrine cells and nerves and act as endocrines, paracrines, and neurocrines in regulating digestion, absorption, motility, and growth of the GI tract.

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  1. Eiichi Tahara M.D.
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Shaw Watanabe M.D. (Chief for Epidemiology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute and Professor of Pathology) (Chief for Epidemiology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute and Professor of Pathology)

  2. College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

    Marianne Wolff M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgical Pathology) & Sheldon C. Sommers M.D. (Clinical Professor of Pathology) (Professor of Clinical Surgical Pathology) &  (Clinical Professor of Pathology)

  3. Pathology Department, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey, USA

    Marianne Wolff M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgical Pathology) (Professor of Clinical Surgical Pathology)

  4. School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Sheldon C. Sommers M.D. (Clinical Professor of Pathology) (Clinical Professor of Pathology)

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Tahara, E. (1988). Endocrine Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Classification, Function and Biological Behavior. In: Watanabe, S., Wolff, M., Sommers, S.C. (eds) Digestive Disease Pathology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11562-6_6

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