Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1250 g
ISBN: 978-0-412-40490-0
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
This thorough, advanced review of the interactions between motoneurones and muscles in vertebrates discusses the significance of nerve-muscle interactions for the normal development and maintenance of the vertebrate neuromuscular system and reviews the consequences of their disruption.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata)
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface to the second edition. Preface to first edition. Acknowledgements. 1. Early development of muscle. 2. Development of motoneurones. 3. Encounter of motor nerves with muscle fibres. 4. Tonic and phasic mucle fibres of lower vertebrates and birds. 5. Mammalian muscles and motor units. 6. Emergence of the mammalian motor unit. 7. Plasticity of muscles and their motor units. 8. Axotomy: effects on motoneurones, nerves and muscles. 9. Nerve regeneration and muscle reinnervation. 10. Disturbances of nerve-muscle interactions and their consequences. Index.
