Muscle physiology

Hardie DG, Sakamoto K (2006) AMPK a key sensor of fuel and energy status in skeletal muscle. Physiology (Bethesda) 21 48-60... 

Patterson, S., Klenerman, L., Biswas, M. and Rhodes, A.M. (1981). The effect of pneumatic tourniquets on skeletal muscle physiology. Acta Orthop. Scand. 52, 171-175. 

This review aims at giving an overview of the NMR applications in meat science. This may be an idealistic scope, as meat science is not a strictly delimited area. In studies of the conversion of muscle to meat, initialised early post mortem, the limits to in vivo muscle physiology are vague, and therefore the differentiation of which studies belong to which discipline is subjective, and consequently studies have been included where we found it natural. Overall, the review attempts to demonstrate and discuss the different NMR methodologies (relaxometry, imaging, spectroscopy) and their potential applications within meat science based on the existing literature. In the end, conclusions will be drawn, and future perspectives are considered. 

Squire, J. M. (1998). Time-resolved X-ray Diffraction. In Current Methods in Muscle Physiology Advantages, Problems and Limitations IUPS Commission on Muscle Physiology (H. Sugi, Ed.), pp. 241-285. Oxford University Press. 

Parvalbumins control the flow of Ca2+ within the muscular sarcoplasm and, thus, play an important role in the muscle physiology (Taylor et al. 2004 Wild and Lehrer... 

A. Handberg, Glucose transporters and insulin receptors in skeletal muscle Physiology and Pathophysiology, Danish Medical Bulletin, Denmark, 1995. 

Athletes associate performance with diet. Meat became a staple of ancient Greek and Roman athletes as they attempted to achieve the strength and endurance of carnivorous members of the animal kingdom. As knowledge of nutrition and muscle physiology increased, athletes became convinced that to increase muscle mass and strength required increased dietary protein. However, nutrition textbooks (1,2) and the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA s) established by the National Academy of Sciences (.3) state that there is little or no need for extra protein for exercise. 

Asghar, A. and Bhatti, A.R., Endogenous proteolytic enzymes in skeletal muscle their significance in muscle physiology and during postmortem aging events in carcasses, Adv. Food Res., 31, 343, 1987. 

R. Cooke Actomyosin interaction in striated muscle. Physiological Reviews... 

Dakota State University, USA. Originally from the Fiji Islands, he has also held academic positions at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, and the University of Alberta, Canada. Dr Singh has published extensively on complementary and alternative medicine, with a special focus on kava, neuropsychopharmacology, and skeletal muscle physiology and pharmacology. 

---