
Nerve and Muscle
Cambridge University Press
3rd Edition
Published on 15. March 2001
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-521-80172-0 (ISBN)
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Description
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.
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'In the third edition of their classic short textbook, Richard Darwin Keynes and the late David John Aidley have provided a highly readable primer that describes the fundamental principles underlying nerve and muscle function ... The authors do an admirable job of integrating this classic work with more recent studies ... the writing is extraordinary - clear, beautifully constructed descriptions of experiments that lead the reader naturally to the major insights derived from the work ... Students approaching this literature for the first time will realize the true 'potential' of this little gem of a text.' NeuronologyMore details
Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 11 to 14 years
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
4 Tables, unspecified; 10 Halftones, unspecified; 109 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
455 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-80172-0 (9780521801720)
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Richard D. Keynes | David J. Aidley | Christopher L.-H. Huang
Nerve and Muscle
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01/2011
4th Edition
Cambridge University Press
€80.59
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R. D. Keynes | D. J. Aidley
Nerve and Muscle
E-Book
12/2004
3rd Edition
Cambridge University Press
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R. D. Keynes | D. J. Aidley
Nerve and Muscle
Book
11/1991
2nd Edition
Cambridge University Press
€43.40
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Content
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.