GPLS 714 - Muscle: Contractility and Excitation

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This course offers a comprehensive description of the basic physiology, biochemistry and biophysics of cardiac, skeletal and smooth muscle. Topics include: ultrastructure of skeletal muscle, mechanical and biochemical features of the crossbridge cycle in contraction, excitationcontraction coupling, calcium-induced calcium release in cardiac muscle, physiology and pharmacology of smooth muscle.