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Skeletal Muscle Form and Function

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ISBN-10: 0736045171

ISBN-13: 9780736045179

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Brian R. MacIntosh, Phillip F. Gardiner, Alan J. McComas

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Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function, Second Edition, provides readers with a detailed understanding of the different facets of muscle physiology. Meticulously researched and updated, this text examines motoneuron and muscle structure and function. It is intended for those who need to know about skeletal muscle-from undergraduate and graduate students gaining advanced knowledge in kinesiology to physiotherapists, physiatrists, and other professionals whose work demands understanding of muscle form and function.A unique feature of this book is that it combines basic sciences (anatomy, physiology, biophysics, and chemistry) with clinical applications (detection of disease and genetic mutations…    
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Book details

List price: $85.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Publication date: 8/18/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English

Structure and Development
Muscle Architecture and Muscle Fiber Anatomy
Muscle Architecture
Muscle Connective Tissue
Basement Membrane
Plasmalemma
Myofibrils
Tubular Systems
Nuclei and Mitochondria
Applied Physiology
The Motoneuron
General Features of Motoneurons
Motoneuron Soma
Cytoskeletal Proteins in the Motoneuron
Axon, Dendrites, and Glia
Applied Physiology
The Neuromuscular Junction
General Features of the Neuromuscular Junction
Muscle Fiber Acetylcholine Receptors
The Basement Membrane at the Neuromuscular Junction
Axon Terminal
Applied Physiology
Muscle Receptors
The Muscle Spindle
The Golgi Tendon Organ
Free Nerve Endings
Role of Muscle Receptors During Locomotor Activity
Applied Physiology
Muscle Formation
Mesoderm Is Induced from Ectoderm
A Portion of Mesoderm Forms Somites, Then Develops Into Skeletal Muscle
The Myogenic (Muscle Forming) Cells Proliferate and Then Differentiate
The Body Plan Is Laid Down
Muscles Are Assembled
Postnatal Development of Muscle
Applied Physiology
Development of Muscle Innervation
Inductive Signals Pass From Mesoderm to Ectoderm
The Neural Tube Forms From Thickening and Invagination of the Dorsal Ectoderm
Nerve Cells Proliferate and Then Migrate
Axons Grow Out From the Spinal Cord Along the Extracellular Matrix
The Axons Establish Connections With the Muscle Fibers
Redundant Synapses and Motoneurons Are Eliminated
Applied Physiology
Putting Muscles to Work
Ion Channels, Pumps, and Binding Proteins
General Properties of Channels and Pumps
Sodium Channels
The Sodium Pump (Na+-K+ Pump)
Potassium Channels
Calcium Channels and Pumps
Calcium-Binding Proteins
Calcium Pumps
Anion Channels
Applied Physiology
Axoplasmic Transport
Confirmation and Categorization of Axoplasmic Transport
Applied Physiology
Resting and Action Potentials
Resting Membrane Potential
The Action Potential
Applied Physiology
Neuromuscular Transmission
Acetylcholine Release
Postsynaptic Events
Applied Physiology
Muscle Contraction
Sliding Filament Theory of Muscle Contraction
The Cross-Bridge Theory of Skeletal Muscle
The Key Contractile Proteins: Myosin and Actin
Excitation-Contraction Coupling
The Contractile Response
The Length Dependence of Force
Dynamic Contractions
Applied Physiology
Motor Units
Organization of Motor Units
Physiological and Biochemical Properties of Motor Units
Classification of Motor Units
Applied Physiology
Motor Unit Recruitment
Detection of Motor Unit Activation
The Size Principle
Maximal Voluntary Contraction
Applied Physiology
Muscle Metabolism
Energy Required for Muscle Contraction
Replacing Adenosine Triphosphate
Integration of the Metabolic Systems
Regulation of the Metabolic Systems
How Much Energy Is Needed?
Applied Physiology
The Adaptable Neuromuscular System
Fatigue
Defining Fatigue
Central Fatigue
Peripheral Fatigue
Excitation-Contraction Coupling Failure
Biochemical Changes in Muscle Fibers
Recovery From Fatigue
Applied Physiology
Loss of Muscle Innervation
Changes in Motor Axons and Neuromuscular Junctions
Changes in Muscle Fibers
Applied Physiology
Recovery of Muscle Innervation
Nerve Regeneration
Collateral Reinnervation
Changes in the Muscle Fibers Following Reinnervation
Motor Unit Properties Following Reinnervation
Applied Physiology
Trophism
Motoneuron Effects on Muscle
Muscle Effects on Motoneurons
Applied Physiology
Disuse
Studies in Human Subjects
Studies in Animals
Applied Physiology
Muscle Training
Muscle Strength and Power
Human Endurance Training
Training Studies in Animals
Adaptive Changes in DNA and RNA Processing
Applied Physiology
Injury and Repair
Muscle Contraction-Induced Damage
Muscle Injury From External Causes
Applied Physiology
Aging
Changes in Muscle With Aging
Motoneuron Changes in Aging
Changes in Axons and Neuromuscular Junctions
Applied Physiology