This volume looks at the latest methods used to study imaging techniques, metabolic tracing, and deep muscle phenotyping. The chapters in this book cover topics such as imaging skeletal muscle mass using MRI, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, CT, and ultrasound; measures of neuromuscular function such as power/strength/force; microscopy and immunohistochemistry; and ex vivo fibre function and isolation. In the Neuromethods series style, chapters include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to get successful results in your laboratory.

Comprehensive and thorough, Neuromuscular Assessments of Form and Function is a valuable resource for researchers interested in multiple methods used to study skeletal muscle neurophysiology.

Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Inhalt
Estimation of Lean Soft Tissue by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry as a Surrogate for Muscle Mass in Health, Obesity, and Sarcopenia.- Analysis of Skeletal Muscle Mass from Pre-Existing Computed Tomography (CT) Scans.- Imaging Skeletal Muscle by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).- Imaging of Skeletal Muscle Mass: Ultrasound.- Measures of Neuromuscular Function.- Neuromuscular Function: High-Density Surface Electromyography.- Neuromuscular Function: Intramuscular Electromyography.- Magnetic Resonance Quantification of Muscle Phosphocreatine Resynthesis Kinetics during Exercise Recovery: An In Vivo Measure of Mitochondrial Function in Humans.- Immunohistochemistry, Microscopy, and Image Analysis of Human Muscle Biopsies: Muscle Fibre Denervation as a Working Example.- Stable Isotope Tracer Methods for the Measure of Skeletal Muscle Protein Turnover.- Ex Vivo Human Single Muscle Fibers: An Insightful Approach to Skeletal Muscle Function.- Myokines, Measurement, and Technical Considerations.- Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cell Physiology and Function: Complimentary In Vitro and In Vivo Models and Methods.- Using the Model Organism Caenorhabditis elegans to Explore Neuromuscular Function.- Methodologies to Quantify Skeletal Muscle Blood Flow/Perfusion.