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The scope of the book and the broad dynamics of the digestion of food particles are outlined along with the rate-limiting potentials of the component processes. The role of locally generated motor responses in securing optimal mixing and onflow of gut content is discussed along with the concept of optimality in digestion.
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Lentle, R.G., Janssen, P.W. (2011). Introduction. In: The Physical Processes of Digestion. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9449-3_1
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