{"product_id":"muscular-contraction-hardback-9780521417747","title":"Muscular Contraction (Hardback) 9780521417747","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMuscular Contraction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book discusses how muscle works, asking questions at a fundamental level about the molecular basis of muscle tone production and muscle contraction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert M. Simmons (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521417747, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 June 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e314 pages, 106 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.7 x 2.2 cm, 0.798 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is composed of a set of chapters contributed by past and present collaborators of the Nobel laureate Sir Andrew Huxley, covering the areas of muscle research to which he has made major contributions. The purpose of the book is to discuss the way that muscle works, asking questions at a fundamental level about the molecular basis of muscle tone production and muscle contraction. The majority of the chapters are concerned with muscle physiology and the relation between structure and function. The process of activation of muscle is dealt with, together with the mechanism of contraction itself. Although most of the book concerns itself with vertebrate skeletal muscle, several of the chapters deal with cardiac muscle. The book also features two introductory chapters discussing Sir Andrew's achievements in both nerve and muscle physiology. All those interested in the structure and function of muscle, or cell motility in general, will wish to read this book.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. A. F. Huxley: an essay on his personality and his work on nerve physiology Robert Stampfli\u003cbr\u003e 2. A. F. Huxley's research on muscle Robert M. Simmons\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ultra-slow, slow, intermediate and fast inactivation of human sodium channels Reinhardt Rüdel and Bernd Fakler\u003cbr\u003e 4. The structure of the triad: local stimulation experiments then and now Clara Lara Rranzini-Armstrong\u003cbr\u003e 5. The calcium-induced calcium release mechanism in skeletal muscle and its modification by drugs  Makoto Endo\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hypodynamic tension changes in the frog heart Rolf Niedergerke and Sally Page\u003cbr\u003e  7. Regulation of contractile proteins in heart muscle Saul Winegrad\u003cbr\u003e 8. Differential activation of myofibrils during fatigue in twitch skeletal muscle fibres of the frog Hugo Gonzalez-Serratos and Maria del Carmen Garcia\u003cbr\u003e 9. High-speed digital imaging microscopy of isolated muscle cells Stuart R. Taylor and Kenneth P. Ross\u003cbr\u003e 10. Inotropic mechanism of myocardium Lincoln E. Ford\u003cbr\u003e 11. Regulation of muscle contraction: dual role of calcium and cross-bridges Albert M. Gordon\u003cbr\u003e 12. Fibre types in Xenopus muscle and their functional properties Jan Lännergren\u003cbr\u003e 13. An electron microscopists's role in experiments on isolated muscle fibres Lucy M. Brown\u003cbr\u003e 14. Structural changes accompanying mechanical events in muscle contraction Robert M. Simmons\u003cbr\u003e 15. Mechano-chemistry of negatively strained cross-bridges in skeletal muscle Yale E. Goldman\u003cbr\u003e 16. The force response during steady lengthening of active single muscle fibres of the frog Vincenzo Lombardi.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Animal physiology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Animal physiology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Animal%20physiology%20%5BPSVD%5D%22\"\u003ePSVD\u003c\/a\u003e], Physiology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physiology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physiology%20%5BMFG%5D%22\"\u003eMFG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007262314776,"sku":"9780521417747","price":71.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521417747i_a0c66181-31ed-4228-9876-f6e44c583050.jpg?v=1691381382","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/muscular-contraction-hardback-9780521417747","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}