| Description |
xiv, 401 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Structure and Development. Ch. 1. The Muscle Fiber. Ch. 2. The Motoneuron. Ch. 3. The Neuromuscular Junction. Ch. 4. Muscle Receptors. Ch. 5. Muscle Formation. Ch. 6. Development of Muscle Innervation -- Pt. II. Putting Muscles to Work. Ch. 7. Ion Channels, Pumps, and Binding Proteins. Ch. 8. Axoplasmic Transport. Ch. 9. Resting and Action Potentials. Ch. 10. Neuromuscular Transmission. Ch. 11. Muscle Contraction. Ch. 12. Motor Units. Ch. 13. Exercise. Ch. 14. Muscle Metabolism -- Pt. III. The Adaptable Neuromuscular System. Ch. 15. Fatigue. Ch. 16. Loss of Muscle Innervation. Ch. 17. Recovery of Muscle Innervation. Ch. 18. Neurotrophism. Ch. 19. Disuse. Ch. 20. Muscle Training. Ch. 21. Injury and Repair. Ch. 22. Aging |
| Summary |
Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function is an excellent reference for exercise physiologists, physical therapists, athletic trainers, sports physicians, and strength and conditioning specialists. More than 1,000 references and 300 detailed illustrations also make it an ideal text for graduate-level muscle physiology courses. Dr. Alan McComas, a professor of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine (neurology), is known worldwide for his lifetime contributions to research in muscle physiology. In Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function, he examines the structure of muscle and nerve and shows how structure is intimately related to function. He also discusses the cellular processes that take place when muscles work and how certain clinical disorders result from specific defects in muscle and nerve |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-377) and index |
| Subject |
Mechanoreceptors.
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Muscles -- Physiology.
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Musculoskeletal system -- Physiology.
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Myoneural junction -- Physiology.
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Striated muscle -- Physiology.
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Muscle, Skeletal -- physiology.
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Mechanoreceptors.
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Neuromuscular Junction -- physiology.
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Mechanoreceptors.
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Muscle, Skeletal -- physiology.
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Neuromuscular Junction -- physiology.
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| LC no. |
95024525 |
| ISBN |
0873227808 (case) |
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