An understanding of the physiology and function of nerve and muscle is fundamental to our knowledge of how the human body and the bodies of other animals function. In the third edition of this highly readable and concise introductory textbook, the authors begin with a discussion of the nature of ner...

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Main Author:	Keynes, R. D. (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2001
Edition:	Third edition
Series:	Studies in biology
Subjects:	Myoneural junction Neuromuscular transmission Muscle contraction Muskel Physiologie Nerv Neurophysiologie
Online Access:	BSB01 FHN01 Volltext
Summary:	An understanding of the physiology and function of nerve and muscle is fundamental to our knowledge of how the human body and the bodies of other animals function. In the third edition of this highly readable and concise introductory textbook, the authors begin with a discussion of the nature of nerve impulses as electrical events. They go on to consider communication between nerve cells via synaptic transmission, and finally discuss the nature of muscular contraction, relating muscle cellular structure to contractile function. This is a subject that continues to generate exciting discoveries and this edition includes new material that reflects this, including some of the experimental evidence. The reader will find up-to-date detail of the molecular structure of ion channels and the molecular basis of muscular contraction. Nerve and Muscle is essential reading for all students taking university courses in neurobiology, physiology, cell biology and preclinical medicine
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 179 pages)
ISBN:	9780511811876
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511811876