Muscle Contraction and Cell Motility Molecular and Cellular Aspects.

Muscle Contraction and Cell Motility Molecular and Cellular Aspects.

This volume intends to provide a comprehensive overview on the mecha­ nisms of muscle contraction and non-muscle cell motility at the molecu­ lar and cellular level, not only for investigators in these fields but also for general readers interested in these topics. A most attractive feature of vario...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1992.
Edition:1st ed. 1992.
Series:Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology, 12
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Cell biology.
Human physiology.
Biophysics.
Biological physics.
Biochemistry.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Regulatory Mechanism of Contraction in Skeletal Muscle
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Excitation-Contraction Coupling
  • 3 Calcium Activation of Actomyosin Interaction
  • References
  • 2 Regulation of Contractility in Cardiac Muscle
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Basic Contractile Process
  • 3 Regulation of the Contraction
  • References
  • 3 Smooth Muscle Activation
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Calcium Transport
  • 3 The Dependence of Smooth Muscle Tone on the Intracellular Concentration of Ca2+
  • 4 Calcium Activation of Smooth Muscle Contractile Proteins
  • References
  • 4 The Structures of Striated and Smooth Muscles Related to Their Function
  • 1 The Development of Organisation in Muscle Cells
  • 2 Striated Muscle Sarcomeres
  • 3 Lattice Specialisations in Striated Muscles
  • 4 3-D Geometry of the Actin-Myosin Interaction in Striated Muscles
  • 5 Structure and Function of Smooth Muscles
  • 6 Molecular Movements Involved in Contraction
  • References
  • 5 Molecular Mechanism of Actin-Myosin Interaction in Muscle Contraction
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Basic Characteristics of Contracting Muscle
  • 3 Muscle Mechanics and Theories of Contraction
  • 4 Biochemical Aspects of Actin-Myosin Interaction
  • 5 Conformational Changes of the Myosin Head During Muscle Contraction
  • 6 In Vitro Assay Systems for Studying the Actin-Myosin Interaction
  • References
  • 6 Mechanisms of Cytoplastic Streaming and Amoeboid Movement
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Rotational Streaming in Characeae
  • 3 Shuttle Streaming in the Plasmodium of Physarum, a True Slime Mold
  • 4 Cytoplasmic Streaming in Other Plant Cells
  • 5 Amoeboid Movement
  • 6 Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 7 Molecular Mechanism of Ciliary and Flagellar Movement
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The 9+2 Structure
  • 3 Microtubule Sliding and Axonemal Beat
  • 4 Dynein: Structure and Function
  • 5 Dynein-Microtubule Motility in Vitro
  • 6 Prospects for Future Studies
  • References
  • 8 Molecular Mechanisms of Mitosis and Cytokinesis
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Mitosis
  • 3 Cytokinesis
  • Addendum
  • References to Addendum
  • References.

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