| View Larger Image | Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function - 2nd Edition | Hardcoverby Brian MacIntosh (Author), Phillip Gardiner (Author), Alan McComas (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Human Kinetics | | Edition: | 2nd Edition | | Page Count: | 432 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 18, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 405,234th |
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Product Description
Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function, Second Edition, provides readers with a detailed understanding of the different facets of muscle physiology. Meticulously researched and updated, this text examines motoneuron and muscle structure and function. It is intended for those who need to know about skeletal muscle—from undergraduate and graduate students gaining advanced knowledge in kinesiology to physiotherapists, physiatrists, and other professionals whose work demands understanding of muscle form and function. A unique feature of this book is that it combines basic sciences (anatomy, physiology, biophysics, and chemistry) with clinical applications (detection of disease and genetic mutations and training and rehabilitation). Each chapter ends with a section on clinical and other applied aspects of the information presented in that chapter, showing, for example, how specific defects of muscle or nerve cells can result in certain clinical disorders. The result is a thorough understanding of skeletal muscle structure and physiology. This new edition includes the following: • The latest research in all areas of muscle physiology • Major revisions of chapters covering muscle contraction, muscle metabolism, and fatigue • More than 200 drawings (many of them original) and 30 photos (mostly micrographs), all of which clarify and augment the text • Pedagogical aids to facilitate comprehension, including key points in the margins, special interest points, an index, and a greatly expanded glossary Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function, Second Edition, is divided into three parts. Part I presents the structures of the neuromuscular system: muscle, motoneurons, and neuromuscular junctions and sensory receptors as well as the development of these structures. Part II examines muscle function, including neuromuscular transmission, muscle contraction, motor units, and muscle metabolism. Part III focuses on the adaptability of the neuromuscular system. Among the issues it explores are fatigue, loss and recovery of muscle innervation, trophism, muscle training, and injury and repair. The depth and breadth of the contents, combined with the practical applications, make this book the leading authority on the structure, electrophysiology, and adaptability of human skeletal muscle. It is an excellent text for students and a practical and up-to-date reference for professionals. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 2 reviews)
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Highly recomended by Hans C. Dreyer PT. (South Pasadena, California USA)  5 Stars
January 19, 2001
This book is an excellent source for material concerning skeletal muscle from the molecular level to physical application. This book is a graduate level book with as up to date information as is possible short of actual journal articles. This book would make a great addition to any library. I recomend this book to all persons interested in becoming (or current)physical therapists, exercise and muscle physiologists etc. If you are a professor at the college level and teaching >400 or graduate level classes consider this one.
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Jumbled facts.  2 Stars
August 14, 2000
I had this book as a text book for a skeletal muscle physiology class. I found the style of this book to be very hard to follow. This book presents a jumbled account of scientific research concerning skeletal muscle. Such an account may be helpful to a scientist in this field of research who already knows the basics concerning skeletal muscle structure, growth and function. However, if you are a student or lay person who wants a broad overview of skeletal muscle, you will have to weed through alot of jumble in order to find it in this book.
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