Ebook: Calcium in Muscle Activation: A Comparative Approach

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Muscle Excitation and Contraction....Pages 3-27
The Sarcoplasmic Reticulum: Storage and Release of Calcium....Pages 29-58
The Dependence of Muscle Contraction and Relaxation on the Intracellular Concentration of Free Calcium Ions....Pages 59-81
Troponin, the On-Off Switch of Muscle Contraction in Striated Muscle....Pages 83-113
Diversity of Fast and Slow Striated Muscle....Pages 115-142
Myosin-Linked Regulation of Molluscan Muscle....Pages 143-164
The Vertebrate Heart: Modulation of Calcium Control....Pages 165-200
Vertebrate Smooth Muscle....Pages 201-238
Principles of Calcium Signalling in Muscle....Pages 239-248
Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects....Pages 249-250
Back Matter....Pages 251-300

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Muscle Excitation and Contraction....Pages 3-27
The Sarcoplasmic Reticulum: Storage and Release of Calcium....Pages 29-58
The Dependence of Muscle Contraction and Relaxation on the Intracellular Concentration of Free Calcium Ions....Pages 59-81
Troponin, the On-Off Switch of Muscle Contraction in Striated Muscle....Pages 83-113
Diversity of Fast and Slow Striated Muscle....Pages 115-142
Myosin-Linked Regulation of Molluscan Muscle....Pages 143-164
The Vertebrate Heart: Modulation of Calcium Control....Pages 165-200
Vertebrate Smooth Muscle....Pages 201-238
Principles of Calcium Signalling in Muscle....Pages 239-248
Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects....Pages 249-250
Back Matter....Pages 251-300
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