Why bother about motoneurones? -- Basic neuromuscular properties -- Muscle unit properties and specializations -- Neuromuscular transmission -- Motoneurones : morphology, cytology, and topographical organization -- Motoneurones : electrophysiology -- Motoneurones : synaptic control -- Motoneurone populations and the gradation of muscle force -- Short-term plasticity : fatigue and potentiation -- Denervation and reinnervation -- Long-term plasticity -- Genetic specification and lifespan development
Summary
Presenting a summary of knowledge concerning the motoneurones, vital for innervating and commanding skeletal muscles, this book deals with both, summarising classical knowledge concerning the motoneurone and its muscle fibres. It discusses various aspects of this subject
