Structural and molecular basis of skeletal muscle diseases /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Karpati, George
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basel : ISN Neuropath Press, 2002.
Series:Pathology & genetics.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • General pathological, immunopathological, and genetic background of skeletal muscle disorders
  • Diseases associated with sarcolemmal and extracellular matrix defects
  • Diseases associated with myonuclear abnormalities
  • Myofibrillar and internal cytoskeletal proteins
  • Diseases associated with ion channel and ion transporter defects
  • Myopathies based on complex molecular defects
  • Developmental disorders of skeletal muscle
  • Disorders of catabolic mechanisms
  • Neuromuscular transmission defects
  • Myopathies affecting fuel and energy metabolism
  • Dysimmune and infectious myopathies
  • Toxic and iatrogenic disorders
  • Effects of chronic denervation and disuse on muscle
  • Endocrine disorders and myotrophic molecules
  • Miscellaneous myopathies
  • Neuromuscular resources on the internet
  • The principles of therapies and prevention based on cellular and molecular mechanisms of muscle disease