The NeuroMuscular System: From Earth to Space Life Science Neuromuscular Cell Signalling in Disuse and Exercise /

• Main Authors: Blottner, Dieter (Author), Salanova, Michele (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Neurosciences.; Human anatomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Biomedicine.; Human Physiology.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Anatomy.

The book provides fundamental new insights in the structure and function of the healthy  NeuroMuscular system. Recent findings suggest that the musculoskeletal system that supports movement control on Earth is controlled by unique principles of structural, biochemical and molecular characteristics....

Table of Contents:

• General Introduction
• Skeletal Muscle
• Neuromuscular System
• Physical Countermeasure in Space: Efforts in Vain?