Muscle
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Muscle

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Muscle

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Muscle aims to consider aspects of the structure and function of selected muscle cells, primarily from vertebrates and arthropods, with the use of diagrams, light micrographs, and electron micrographs. The book begins by briefly tracing the historical development of studies on muscles. Pioneering studies established that while many cells show the property of contractility to a limited degree, muscle cells, whether striated or unstriated, are most obviously adapted to their function by hypertrophy of the fibrillar material rather than by acquisition of a unique set of cytoplasmic components. Separate chapters cover topics such as the striated muscle; the arrangement of myofibrils in striated muscle; the sarcomere and the molecular events of contraction; cytochemical demonstration of myofibrillar ATPase; and variation in the actin. Subsequent chapters deal with the functions of the mitochondria, nucleus, neuromuscular junction, plasma membrane, transverse tubular system, and sarcoplasmic reticulum. Also discussed are the cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and muscle insertions.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781483264363
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Zoology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Muscle
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1. Historical Introduction
  8. Chapter 2. Introduction to Striated Muscle—From Gross Anatomy to Protein Molecules
  9. Chapter 3. Arrangement of Myofibrils in Striated Muscle
  10. Chapter 4. The Sarcomere and the Molecular Events of Contraction
  11. Chapter 5. Cytochemical Demonstration of Myofibrillar ATPase
  12. Chapter 6. Variation in the Actin: Myosin Filament Ratio
  13. Chapter 7. Mitochondria
  14. Chapter 8. The Nucleus
  15. Chapter 9. The Neuromuscular Junction
  16. Chapter 10. The Plasma Membrane, the Transverse Tubular System, and the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
  17. Chapter 11. Cardiac Muscle
  18. Chapter 12. Smooth Muscle
  19. Chapter 13. Muscle Insertions
  20. References
  21. Subject Index