Skeletal Muscle Plasticity in Health and Disease - From Genes to Whole Muscle (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)

The ability of striated muscle tissue to adapt to changes in activity or in working conditions is extremely high. In some ways it is comparable to the ability of the brain to learn. The interest in muscle adaptation is increasing in relation to the idea that physical fitness helps in the prevention of disease, may counteract the loss of physical performance and generally improves wellbeing. Plasticity is the word used since the late 1970a (TM)s to indicate collectively all the processes and mechanisms which form the background of muscle adaptation. This book aims to provide a systematic updating of the available knowledge on molecular and cellular mechanisms, as well as on changes at whole muscle level. The book means to be a guide and a help for people who enter the field as PhD or medical students, but is also a tool for refreshing and updating knowledge for people already active in the field in basic sciences as well as in applied disciplines such as neurology, sports science and rehabilitation.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Advances in Muscle Research, 2
Release date:	October 2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	Roberto Bottinelli • Carlo Reggiani
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
Edition:	2006 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-5176-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Developmental biology Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Cellular biology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-5176-X
Barcode:	9781402051760

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