Preface pagevii | |
1 THE MYONEURAL APPARATUS1 Introduction. Coelenterates. Platyhelminths. Nemertines, rotifers and minor phyla. Nematodes. Annelids. Molluscs. Echinoderms. Arthropods. Tunicates. Hemichordates and Cephalochordates. Vertebrates | |
2 THE ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MUSCLE
CELLS AT REST27 The resting potential of a muscle fibre: Historical; the absolute value of the resting potential; theories of the source of the resting potential. Physical characteristics of the membrane: Determination of the length constant λ; the time constant Τm; capacitance of the membrane | |
3 EXCITATION OF MUSCLE: THE ACTION
POTENTIAL44 Characteristics of action potentials. Theory of the ionic basis of the action potential. Mechanism of initiation of action potentials | |
4 NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION: THE END-
PLATE OR JUNCTION POTENTIAL57 Characteristics of the end-plate potential. Theory of the endplate potential. The role of the transmitter substance | |
5 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF MYONEURAL
MECHANISMS67 General principles. Coelenterates. Tunicates. Annelids. Echinoderms. Molluscs. Arthropods: Crustacea; insects. The ordinary vertebrate mechanism. The slow system of the frog. Vertebrate smooth muscle. Heart muscle | |
6 SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION119 Evolution of myoneural apparatus and mechanisms. Contractility of fibrillar and non-fibrillar sarcoplasm. Problems of the mechanism coupling membrane changes to contraction | |
References129 | |
Index145 |
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