Overview
- Describes the evolution of muscular contraction concepts since the discovery of sliding filaments
- Includes detailed scientific histories of principal investigators in the field
- Features information on contraction coupling and the role of calcium in contraction and relaxation
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Perspectives in Physiology (PHYSIOL)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book describes the evolution of ideas relating to the mechanism of muscular contraction since the discovery of sliding filaments in 1954. An amazing variety of experimental techniques have been employed to investigate the mechanism of muscular contraction and relaxation. Some background of these various techniques is presented in order to gain a fuller appreciation of their strengths and weaknesses. Controversies in the muscle field are discussed along with some missed opportunities and false trails.
The pathway to ATP and the high energy phosphate bond will be discussed, as well as the discovery of myosin, contraction coupling and the emergence of cell and molecular biology in the muscle field. Numerous figures from original papers are also included for readers to see the data that led to important conclusions.
This book is published on behalf of the American Physiological Society by Springer. Access to APS books published with Springer is free to APS members.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mechanism of Muscular Contraction
Authors: Jack A. Rall
Series Title: Perspectives in Physiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2007-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: American Physiological Society 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-2006-8Published: 21 October 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4336-4Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-2007-5Published: 21 October 2014
Series ISSN: 2625-2813
Series E-ISSN: 2625-2821
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 471
Number of Illustrations: 145 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Physiology, History of Science, Biomedicine general