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Fatigue

Neural and Muscular Mechanisms

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Editors:
  1. Simon C. Gandevia

    1. Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia

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  2. Roger M. Enoka

    1. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

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  3. Alan J. McComas

    1. McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

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  4. Douglas G. Stuart

    1. The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

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  5. Christine K. Thomas

    1. University of Miami, Miami, USA

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  6. Patricia A. Pierce

    1. The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 384)

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Looking Back

    1. Looking Back

      • Brenda R. Bigland-Ritchie
      Pages 1-9

  3. The Scientific Contributions of Brenda Bigland-Ritchie

    1. The Scientific Contributions of Brenda Bigland-Ritchie

      • C. K. Thomas, R. M. Enoka, S. C. Gandevia, A. J. McComas, D. G. Stuart
      Pages 11-25

  4. Fatigue of Single Muscle Fibers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-28
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    2. Myofibrillar Fatigue versus Failure of Activation

      • K. A. P. Edman
      Pages 29-43

    3. Mechanisms of Excitation-Contraction Coupling Relevant to Skeletal Muscle Fatigue

      • D. G. Stephenson, G. D. Lamb, G. M. M. Stephenson, M. W. Fryer
      Pages 45-56

    4. The Role of Intracellular Acidosis in Muscle Fatigue

      • D. G. Allen, H. Westerblad, J. Lännergren
      Pages 57-68

    5. Role of Interstitial Potassium

      • G. Sjøgaard, A. J. McComas
      Pages 69-80

  5. Fatigue at the Neuromuscular Junction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-82
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    2. Fatigue at the Neuromuscular Junction

      • G. C. Sieck, Y. S. Prakash
      Pages 83-100

    3. The Role of the Sarcolemma Action Potential in Fatigue

      • A. J. Fuglevand
      Pages 101-108

    4. Single Fiber Electromyography in Studies of Neuromuscular Function

      • J. V. Trontelj, E. StÃ¥lberg
      Pages 109-119

  6. Fatigue of Single Motor Units

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-122
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    2. Intrinsic Properties of Motoneurons

      • A. Sawczuk, R. K. Powers, M. D. Binder
      Pages 123-134

    3. Neuromuscular Frequency-Coding and Fatigue

      • D. Kernell
      Pages 135-145

    4. Human Motor Units Studied by Spike-Triggered Averaging and Intraneural Motor Axon Stimulation

      • C. K. Thomas
      Pages 147-160

    5. Human Motor Units Studied by Intramuscular Microstimulation

      • J. M. Elek, R. Dengler
      Pages 161-171

  7. Fatigue Studied with NMR Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-174
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    2. Bioenergetics and Muscle Cell Types

      • M. J. Kushmerick
      Pages 175-184

    3. Metabolic Correlates of Fatigue from Different Types of Exercise in Man

      • N. K. Vøllestad
      Pages 185-194
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Keywords

About this book

This volume describes the current state of our knowledge on the neurobiology of muscle fatigue, with consideration also given to selected integrative cardiorespiratory mechanisms. Our charge to the authors of the various chapters was twofold: to provide a systematic review of the topic that could serve as a balanced reference text for practicing health-care professionals, teaching faculty, and pre-and postdoctoral trainees in the biomedi­ cal sciences; and to stimulate further experimental and theoretical work on neurobiology. Key issues are addressed in nine interrelated areas: fatigue of single muscle fibers, fatigue at the neuromuscular junction, fatigue of single motor units, metabolic fatigue studied with nuclear magnetic resonance, fatigue of the segmental motor system, fatigue involving suprasegmental mechanisms, the task dependency of fatigue mechanisms, integrative (largely cardiorespiratory) systems issues, and fatigue of adapted systems (due to aging, under-and overuse, and pathophysiology). The product is a volume that provides compre­ of processes that operate from the forebrain to the contractile proteins.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia

    Simon C. Gandevia

  • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

    Roger M. Enoka

  • McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

    Alan J. McComas

  • The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

    Douglas G. Stuart, Patricia A. Pierce

  • University of Miami, Miami, USA

    Christine K. Thomas

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fatigue

  • Book Subtitle: Neural and Muscular Mechanisms

  • Editors: Simon C. Gandevia, Roger M. Enoka, Alan J. McComas, Douglas G. Stuart, Christine K. Thomas, Patricia A. Pierce

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1016-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45139-3Published: 30 November 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-1018-9Published: 29 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-1016-5Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 542

  • Topics: Animal Physiology, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Neurosciences

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