This unique book provides a complete description of the absorption of one major nutrient in the gastrointestinal tract. Offers comprehensive coverage of the field and includes approximately 1000 references. Also compares work on peptide transport in the gut with that elsewhere in the animal body, in microorganisms, and in plants. Divided into two main parts, the first part develops the subject matter from the early 19th century to 1965-75; this extensive historical section puts recent advances into better perspective. Part two discusses the present state of the subject. The author also provides a critical survey of the latest progress in the field and its implications for future study.
