Overview
- Provides an overview on structure and function of the NeuroMuscular system
- Discusses in detail the mechanisms of subcellular communication over neuromuscular junctions
- Methods to counteract loss of neuromuscular activity in space and during the ageing process are discussed
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences (BRIEFSSLS, volume 0)
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Michele Salanova (Ph.D.) is Associate Research Scientist in the Group “Neuromuscular System” at the Berlin Center of Space Medicine (ZWMB, , www.charite-in-space.de), Vegetative Anatomy (CCO2), Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany. Is principal investigator (PI) and co-principal investigator (CO-PI) of several NASA and ESA selected projects. michele.salanova@charite.de
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The NeuroMuscular System: From Earth to Space Life Science
Book Subtitle: Neuromuscular Cell Signalling in Disuse and Exercise
Authors: Dieter Blottner, Michele Salanova
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12298-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-12297-7Published: 05 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-12298-4Published: 25 November 2014
Series ISSN: 2196-5560
Series E-ISSN: 2196-5579
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 92
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Physiology, Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Neurosciences, Anatomy