Nerve and muscle /
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| Author / Creator: | Keynes, R. D. |
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001. |
| Description: | ix, 179 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in biology |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4431292 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Structural organization of the nervous system
- 2. Resting and action potentials
- 3. The ionic permeability of the nerve membrane
- 4. Membrane permeability changes during excitation
- 5. The molecular structure and functioning of voltage-gated ionic channels
- 6. Cable theory and saltatory conduction
- 7. Neuromuscular transmission
- 8. Synaptic transmission in the nervous system
- 9. Skeletal muscles
- 10. The mechanism of contraction in skeletal muscle
- 11. Non-skeletal muscles
- Further reading
- References
- Index
