| Description |
viii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Advances in muscle research ; v. 2
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| Contents |
7. Placticity of excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle / Anthony M. Payne and Osvaldo Delbono -- 8. Muscle plasticity and variations in myofibrillar protein composition of mammalian muscle fibres / Laurence Stevens, Bruno Bastide and Yvonne Mounier -- 9. Muscle architecture and adaptations to functional requirements / Marco Narici and Costantinos Maganaris -- 10. Responses and adaptations of skeletal muscle to hormones and drugs / Stephen D. R. Harridge -- 11. Skeletal muscle adaptations to disease states / Joaquim Gea, Esther Barreiro and Mauricio Orozco-Levi |
| Summary |
The ability of striated muscle tissue to adapt to changes in activity or in working conditions is extremely high. In some ways, it is comparable to the ability of the brain to learn. The interest in muscle adaptation is increasing in relation to the idea that physical fitness helps in the prevention of disease, may counteract the loss of physical performance and generally improves wellbeing. Plasticity is the word used since the late 1970's to indicate collectively all the processes and mechanisms which form the background of muscle adaptation. This book aims to provide a systematic updating o |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Adaptation (Physiology)
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Muscles -- Motility.
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Muscles.
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Musculoskeletal system.
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Adaptation, Physiological.
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Movement -- physiology.
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Muscle, Skeletal -- physiology.
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| Author |
Bottinelli, Roberto.
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Reggiani, Carlo.
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| LC no. |
2007416686 |
| ISBN |
140205176X (hd.bd.) |
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9781402051760 (hd.bd.) |
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