CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



CHAPTEE I 

 ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE OF MUSCLE 



THE MUSCLES OF PROTOZOA (CELL-MUSCLES) ... .3 



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



BIBLIOGRAPHY . ...... 52 



CHAPTER 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 ........ ill 



7. SUMMATION OF STIMULI AND TETANUS ... . 113 



BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . 143 



8. CONDUCTIVITY OF MUSCLE . .... 144 



BIBLIOGRAPHY . 172 



