This current page contains GIT Practical links to online texbooks that should be used as background to the topic of Gastrointestinal Tract Development. There is only one directly embryological text, though the Cell Biology texts (3 from NCBI Bookshelf) also have excellent coverage of these topics.
Note that the linked content is not to part of the timetabled Practical class. Look at these resources in your own time!
UNSW Embryology General Notes on Gastrointestinal Tract Development
Embryo Images by Drs. Kathleen K. Sulik and Peter R. Bream Jr. Seven linked notes/images sections on Gut Development
Anatomy of the Human Body Commercial linked notes/images sections from Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body 2. The Digestive Apparatus
Developmental Biology. 6th ed. Gilbert, Scott F. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates, Inc.; c2000
This textbook covers developmentnot only in humans but other species including plants. As such, some of the material will not be directly relevant to human development, but should be used comparatively or as a model. The entire text and images is available free online from the NCBI Bookshelf. You can either click the provided links or do your own search using the search link.
Molecular Biology of the Cell 4th ed. Alberts, Bruce; Bray, Dennis; Lewis, Julian; Raff, Martin; Roberts, Keith; Watson, James D. New York and London: Garland Publishing; c2002. The entire text and images is available free online from the NCBI Bookshelf. You can either click the provided links or do your own search using the search link.
GIT References This page contains links to selected Gastrointestinal Tract references from National Library of Medicine PubMed and other sources. There are also links to pages on specific topics and a search window for entering your own term and carrying out a database search.
In general, these scientific review papers are in significantly more detail than you either require or understand at this stage. These papers do though give an overview/idea of our current understanding of GIT developmental mechanisms. No harm in having a look.......
This database is probably a bit advanced to use at this stage, but as your knowledge grows, should be an ongoing invaluable resource to give a medical "snapshot" of a genetic disorder or topic.
Try a search of the database with a keyword from this current practical or a specific genetic disease.
This excellent resource is provided by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Center for Biological Information (NCBI) website. The NCBI site in addition to having key databases for genomic and molecular biology research, and PubMed literature database, has setup a Bookshelf providing free online full cross-referenced and searchable textbooks. The OMIM resource (above) is also located within the NCBI website.
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Use the alphabetical list below to find definitions of terms that are new to you or use the Google search window to search UNSW Embryology site.
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maternal passive immunity - Term used to describe the transfer of maternal antibodies to the fetus (through the placenta) and the neonate (through milk). (More? Placenta | Normal Development - Milk)
meconium The gastrointestinal contents that accumulate in the intestines during the fetal period. This material is a mixture of liver bile and glandular secretions, amniotic fluid, and cellular debris. Meconium is also used to describe the first postnatal rectal discharge from the neonate. Fetal stress in the third trimester or at parturition can lead to premature meconium discharge, into the amniotic fluid and ingestion by the fetus (meconium aspiration syndrome) and damage to respiratory function. Damage to placental vessels meconium myonecrosis may also occur. (More? Birth | Gastrointestinal Tract Notes | Respiratory Notes)
meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) Fetal stress in the third trimester, prior to/at/ or during parturition can lead to premature meconium discharge into the amniotic fluid and sunsequent ingestion by the fetus and damage to respiratory function. Damage to placental vessels meconium myonecrosis may also occur.
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Look at these resources in your own time!
Use this page to view linked Online textbooks from NLM as background to this practical. For additional detailed/specific research references, use the righthand link to PubMed results. In most cases, unless it is a review article, these references are probably too detailed for this current level of study.
There are several excellent textbooks (by Larsen, Moore and Persaud, Carlsson, Langman, Gilbert and Sunderland to name a few) that alone would be sufficient for your coverage of this entire topic. Some of which have some online content.
Until we have easy to read PDAs, do not discount the value of being able to read a book anywhere and anytime.
In addition, there are a growing number of excellent online texts. The advantage of these online resources is mainly their searchability and cross referenced links. The second advantage should be the availability of multimedia (animations, movies etc). This multimedia is particularly valuable in Embryology when everything is so small and inaccessible, but unfortunately there are currently very few multimedia resources yet developed. I have a small number of UNSW Embryology animations and movies that you should look at, in particular those based on Larsen's textbook.
Please email Dr Mark Hill if you wish to make a comment about this current project.