CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



CHAPTER I 



ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE OF MUSCLE 



THE MUSCLES OF PROTOZOA (CELL-MUSCLES) . 3 



THE MUSCLES OF METAZOA (MUSCLE-CELLS) . . 9 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 52 



CHAPTEE II 



CHANGE OF FORM IN MUSCLE DURING ACTIVITY 



1. DEPENDENCE OF THE PROCESS OF CONTRACTION UPON THE NATURE OF 



THE MUSCLE . . ...... 57 



2. DEPENDENCE OF MUSCULAR CONTRACTION UPON STRENGTH OF EXCITA- 



TION ......... 69 



3. EFFECT OF LOADING (TENSION) UPON MAGNITUDE, DURATION AND 



FORM OF MUSCULAR CONTRACTION . . . . .76 



4. EFFECT OF FATIGUE UPON THE PROCESS OF MUSCULAR CONTRACTION . 83 



5. EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON MUSCULAR CONTRACTION . . .97 



6. EFFECT OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES UPON MUSCULAR CONTRACTION . 104 



BIBLIOGRAPHY ........ m 



7. SUMMATION OF STIMULI AND TETANUS . .113 



BIBLIOGRAPHY . . 143 



8. CONDUCTIVITY OF MUSCLE . 144 



BIBLIOGRAPHY . 172 



