ACSM's advanced exercise physiology
By: editor, Charles M. Tipton ; section editors, Michael N. Sawka, Charlotte A. Tate, Ronald L. Terjung.
Contributors: Tipton, Charles M., 1927-; American College of Sports Medicine.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 684
Subjects: Exercise -- Physiological aspects; Exercise -- physiology
Other titles: Advanced exercise physiology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The language of exercise; title: A historical perspective; title: The central nervous system and movement; title: The skeletal and connective tissue systems; title: The muscular system: skeletal muscle design; title: The muscular system: design and performance relationships; title: The muscular system: control of muscle mass; title: The muscular system: muscle fatigue; title: The autonomic nervous system; title: The respiratory system; title: The oxygen transport system; title: The cardiovascular system: design and control; title: The cardiovascular system: cardiac function; title: The cardiovascular system: peripheral circulation; title: The gastrointestinal tract system.; title: The metabolic systems: control of energy metabolism; title: The metabolic systems: control of carbohydrate metabolism; title: The metabolic systems: lipid metabolism; title: The metabolic systems: integration of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism; title: The metabolic systems: protein turnover and amino acid metabolism; title: The metabolic systems: mitochondrial biogenesis and exercise training; title: The endocrine system; title: The immune system; title: The hemopietic and body fluid systems; title: The renal system; title: Physiological systems and their responses with exposure to heat and cold; title: Physiological systems and their responses with exposure to hypoxia; title: Physiological systems and their responses to hyperbaria; title: Physiological systems and their responses with exposure to microgravity and bed rest; title: Exercise genomics and proteonomics.