Muscle and Exercise Physiology
by Jerzy A. Zoladz
1st Edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780128145937 |
| eText ISBN | 9780128145944 |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 618 |
Muscle and Exercise Physiology, 1st Edition, edited by Jerzy A. Zoladz, is a comprehensive reference examining foundational science through advanced concepts in muscle and exercise physiology. The text investigates power-generating capabilities, muscle energetics, and fatigue mechanisms.
The volume details physiological adaptations to physical training alongside the consequences of aging and inactivity. It explores the biological mechanisms that restrict physical performance in untrained individuals as well as elite athletes.
Addressing health-related exercise responses and specialized performance thresholds, this work serves researchers and scientists in exercise physiology. It also assists students across medicine, sports science, human movement, and the biological sciences.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Human Body Composition and Muscle Mass
Chapter 2: Functional Morphology of the Striated Muscle
Chapter 3: Mechanisms of Muscle Contraction and Relaxation
Chapter 4: Motor Units and Muscle Receptors
Chapter 5: Muscle Energetics
Chapter 6: Efficiency of Skeletal Muscle
Chapter 7: Muscle Function: Strength, Speed, and, Fatigability
Chapter 8: Critical Power: Possibly the Most Important Fatigue Threshold in Exercise Physiology
Chapter 9: Energy Cost of Human Locomotion on Land and in Water
Chapter 10: The Coupling of Internal and External Gas Exchange During Exercise
Chapter 11: Carbohydrate Metabolism During Exercise
Chapter 12: Muscle Lipid Metabolism
Chapter 13: Muscle as an Endocrine Organ
Chapter 14: The Role of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Skeletal Muscle
Chapter 15: Exercise, Immunity and Illness
Chapter 16: The Evolution of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity in Response to Physical Activity and Inactivity
Chapter 17: Muscle Blood Flow and Vascularization in Response to Exercise and Training
Chapter 18: Metabolic Transitions and Muscle Metabolic Stability: Effects of Exercise Training
Chapter 19: Human Aging - Impact on Muscle Force and Power
Chapter 20: The Role of Exercise on Fracture Reduction and Bone Strengthening
Chapter 21: Functional Morphology of the Cardiac Myocyte
Chapter 22: Exercise and the Coronary Circulation
Chapter 23: Cardiac Energetics
Chapter 24: Regulation of Heart Rate and Blood Pressure During Exercise in Humans
Chapter 25: Sympatho-excitation in Heart Failure: Contribution of Skeletal Muscle Reflexes and the Protective Role of Exercise Training
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