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The Structure and Function of Muscle, Second Edition: Volume II: Structure, Part 2 deals with various aspects of muscle structure, including physiology and microanatomy. The structure of the motor end plate is discussed, together with muscle regeneration and postmortem changes in muscle. Membranous systems in muscle fibers as well as the ultrastructural and physiological aspects of heart muscle are also considered. This volume is comprised of nine chapters and begins with an overview of how basic studies in uterine function and regulation promoted developments in reproduction, obstetrics, and regulatory biology, with emphasis on the basic mechanism of function and regulation of smooth muscles. The following chapters explore the capacitative, resistive, and syncytial properties of heart muscle; contractile structures in some Protozoa such as ciliates and gregarines; the microanatomy of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and voluntary, somatic, or skeletal muscle; postmortem changes in the physical characteristics of muscle; and morphology of spontaneous degeneration and regeneration in skeletal muscle. The morphology, ultrastructure, and cytochemistry of the muscle spindle are also outlined. The final chapter deals with membraneous systems in muscle fibers and includes a discussion on correlation between physiology and morphology of fiber types in vertebrates and invertebrates. This book will be a useful resource for students, researchers, and practitioners of anatomy, physiology, biology, and medicine.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Contents of Other Volumes
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 Considerations
References
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
References
3. Contractile Structures in Some Protozoa (Ciliates and Gregarines)
I. Contractile Structures in Ciliates
II. Contractile Structures in Sporozoa (Gregarines)
III. Conclusion
References
4. The Microanatomy of Muscle
I. Introduction
II. Smooth Muscle
III. Voluntary, Somatic, or Skeletal Muscle
IV. Cardiac Muscle
References
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
6. Regeneration of Muscle
I. 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
References
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 Organ
V. 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
References
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
References
9. Membranous Systems in Muscle Fibers
I. Introduction
II. Structure of the Surface and Internal Membranes
III. Functions of SR and T System
IV. Correlation between Physiology and Morphology of Fiber Types of Vertebrates
V. Correlation between Physiology and Morphology of Fiber Types in Invertebrates
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 672
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 1973
- Published: January 1, 1973
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780323161398