Cellular Physiology of Nerve and Muscle
Edition: 4 edition
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: November 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781405103305
Subjects: Cellular biology; Cellular physiology; Muscles; Life Sciences - Cytology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Nerves; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; MEMBRANES (BIOLOGY); Science / Biology; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology; Cytology; Muscle cells; Neurons
First sentence: To set the stage for discussing the generation and transmission of signals in the nervous system, it will be useful to describe the characteristics of those signals using a simple example: the patellar reflex, also known as the knee-jerk reflex.