Skeletal Muscle

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LIKE EARLIER BOOKS in thls series, Skeletal Muscle has as its central purpose the presentation of an integrated view of the history, recent research, present state, and possible future of several aspects of its central topic. The chapters have been prepared by eminent authorities in the field and are directed at an audience of professional physiologists, including graduate or research students, who desire a working knowledge of the field, perhaps as a preface to planning and executing a research project in muscle or in a related area. The material provides a precise statement of the present state of the field and helps to bring into focus the next generation of experiments. The book also should prove useful as an authoritative and up-to-date review for teachers and students in advanced courses. The articles are more comprehensive and integrative than a typical annual review but no less authoritative and critical. The chapters are not intended as substitutes for journal articles or... Tovább

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LIKE EARLIER BOOKS in thls series, Skeletal Muscle has as its central purpose the presentation of an integrated view of the history, recent research, present state, and possible future of several aspects of its central topic. The chapters have been prepared by eminent authorities in the field and are directed at an audience of professional physiologists, including graduate or research students, who desire a working knowledge of the field, perhaps as a preface to planning and executing a research project in muscle or in a related area. The material provides a precise statement of the present state of the field and helps to bring into focus the next generation of experiments. The book also should prove useful as an authoritative and up-to-date review for teachers and students in advanced courses. The articles are more comprehensive and integrative than a typical annual review but no less authoritative and critical. The chapters are not intended as substitutes for journal articles or for presentations at scientific meetings and differ from most textbook chapters by being more analytical, more current, more authoritative, and less simplified, especially in the treatment of difficult and controversial issues. The first group of chapters starts with structural studies and leads to the mechanics of force generation and biochemistry of the contractile proteins. Chapters on the basic electrical properties of muscle fibers then discuss excitation-contraction coupling and the biochemistry of the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Finally, discussions of specialized insect muscles, development, adaptation, and muscle diseases round out this Handbook. Vissza