Muscle Biophysics: From Molecules to Cells

Chapter 1, Striated Muscles: From Molecules To CellsD. E. RassierChapter 2, Contractile Performance Of Striated MuscleK. A. P. EdmanChapter 3, Energy Economy In The Actomyosin Interaction: Lessons From Simple ModelsS. L. LehmanChapter 4, A Strain-Dependency Of Myosin Off-Rate Must Be Sensitive To Frequency To Predict The B-Process Of Sinusoidal AnalysisB. M. PalmerChapter 5, Electron Microscopic Visualization Of The Cross-Bridge Movement Coupled With Atp Hydrolysis In Muscle Thick Filaments In Aqueous Solution, Reminiscences And Future ProspectsH. SugiChapter 6, Role Of Titin In Skeletal Muscle Function And DiseaseC. A. C. Ottenheijm, H. GranzierChapter 7, Contractile Characteristics Of Sarcomeres Arranged In Series Or Mechanically Isolated From MyofibrilsD. E. Rassier, I. PavlovChapter 8, The Force-Length Relationship Of Mechanically Isolated SarcomeresW. Herzog, V. Joumaa, T. R. LeonardChapter 9, Extraction And Replacement Of The Tropomyosin-Troponin Complex In Isolated MyofibrilsB. Scellini, N. Piroddi , C. Poggesi, C. TesiChapter 10, Stretch And Shortening Of Skeletal Muscles Activated Along The Ascending Limb Of The Force-Length RelationD. E. Rassier, C. PunChapter 11, Cross-Bridge Properties In Single Intact Frog Fibers Studied By Fast StretchesB. Colombini, M. Nocella, G. Benelli, G. Cecchi, M. A. BagniChapter 12, Crossbridge And Non-Crossbridge Contributions To Force In Shortening And Lengthening MuscleK. W. Ranatunga, H. Roots, G. J. Pinniger, G. W. OfferChapter 13, Short-Range Mechanical Properties Of Skeletal And Cardiac MusclesK. S. CampbellChapter 14, Crossbridge Mechanism(S) Examined By Temperature Perturbation Studies On MuscleK. W. Ranatunga, M. E. CouplandChapter 15, Efficiency Of Cross-Bridges And Mitochondria In Mouse Cardiac MuscleC. J. Barclay, C. WidénChapter 16, Mechanisms Of Skeletal Muscle WeaknessH. Westerblad, N. Place, T. YamadaChapter 17, Stretch-Induced Membrane Damage In Muscle:Comparison Of Wild-Type And Mdx MiceD. G. Allen, B. Zhang, N. P. WhiteheadChapter 18, Cellular And Whole Muscle Studies Of Activity Dependent PotentiationB. R. Macintosh