The structure and function of muscle. Volume II, Structure, part 2 /
The Structure and Function of Muscle V2.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1973.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Structure, Part 2; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Preface to the First Edition; Contents of Other Volumes; Chapter 1. The Uterus-Model Experiments and Clinical Trials; I. Introduction; II. Why Smooth Muscles; III. Structure; IV. The Contractile System; V. Comparison between Cross-Striated and Uterine Muscles; VI. Molecular Mechanism of Contraction; VII. Working Capacity; VIII. Excitation; IX. Regulation; X. Uterine Volume; XI. Estrogen; XII. Progesterone; XIII. Oxytocin; XIV. Prostaglandins; XV. A Model of Uterine Function.
- XVI. Clinical ConsiderationsReferences; Chapter 2. Capacitative, Resistive, and Syncytial Properties of Heart Muscle-Ultrastructural and Physiological Considerations; I. Introduction; II. Ultrastructure of the Boundaries of Heart Muscle Cells; III. Capacitive and Conductive Properties of Cardiac Cell Boundaries; IV. Directions for Future Experiments; V. Appendix: Compilation of Articles on the Ultrastructure of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Heart Muscle; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Contractile Structures in Some Protozoa (Ciliates and Gregarines).
- I. Contractile Structures in CiliatesII. Contractile Structures in Sporozoa (Gregarines); III. Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. The Microanatomy of Muscle; I. Introduction; II. Smooth Muscle; III. Voluntary, Somatic, or Skeletal Muscle; IV. Cardiac Muscle; References; Chapter 5. Postmortem Changes in Muscle; I. Introduction; II. Physical Changes; III. Chemical Changes Underlying the Rigor Process; IV. Stoichiometric Relations between the Chemical Parameters; V. Abnormal Types of Rigor; VI. Nature of ATP Hydrolases Active in Resting Muscle; VII. Discussion; References.
- Chapter 6. Regeneration of MuscleI. Introduction; II. Factors Affecting Degree of Muscle Fiber Regeneration; III. Morphology of Spontaneous Degeneration and Regeneration in Skeletal Muscle; IV. Experimental Studies of Regeneration; V. Experiments with Human Muscle; VI. Effect of Denervation and Muscle Tension on Regeneration; VII. Effect of Corticosteroids on Muscle Regeneration; VIII. Regeneration of Cardiac Muscle; IX. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7. Muscle Spindle; I. Historical Perspective; II. Development of Muscle Spindles; III. Morphology of the Muscle Spindle.
- IV. Ultrastructural Studies on the Muscle Spindle and Golgi Tendon OrganV. Cytochemistry of the Muscle Spindle; VI. Pathology of the Muscle Spindle; VII. Some Aspects of the Function of the Muscle Spindle; VIII. Addendum; IX. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 8. Motor End Plate Structure; I. Introduction; II. Early Observations; III. General View of the Motor End Plate; IV. Terminal Axoplasm; V. Teloglia; VI. Junctional Sarcoplasm; VII. Coating of the Motor End Plate; VIII. Localization of the Junctional Cholinesterase; IX. Morphogenetic Significance of the Motor End Plate.