gene expression / Nabeshima, Yo-ichi / Uetsuki, Taichi / Komiya, Thorn / Nabeshima, Yoko / Fujisawa-Sehara, Atsuko -- Regulation of the Human ß-Myosin Heavy Chain Gene and an Approach to a Functional Analysis of Recombinant Protein Subregions of the ß-Chain / Vosberg, H.-P. / Horstmann-Herold, U. / Jaenicke, T. / Morano, I. / Rüegg, J.C. / Eldin, P. / Leger, J.J. -- Regulation of the Myosin Heavy Chain & Promoter in Skeletal and Cardiac Myocytes / Umeda, P.K. / Carter, R.L. / Hall, R.S. / Welborn, J.M. / Bugaisky, L.B. -- Developmental Regulation of Muscle Gene Transcripts in Embryonic Mouse Muscle / Lyons, G.E. / Sassoon, D. / Ott, M.-O. / Buckingham, M.E. / Ontell, M. -- Regulation of a-Tropomyosin Expression in Embryonic Stem Cells / Wieczorek, D. F. / Howies, P. / Doetschman, T. -- The Insertion and Release of Contractile Proteins / Goldfine, S.M. / Peng, I. / Fischman, D.A. -- Section II. Muscle Fiber Development and origins of Diversity -- Muscle Fiber Development and Origins of Fiber / Stockdale, Frank E. -- Regulation of Myosin Heavy Chain Expression during Development, Maturation, and Regeneration in Avian Muscles: The Role of Myogenic and Non-Myogenic Factors / Bandman, E. / Bourke, D.L. / Wick, M. -- Effects of Induced Contractile Activity on Cultured Chick Breast Muscle Cells / Düsterhöft, S. / Hofmann, S. / Pette, D. -- Mechanically-Induced Alterations in Cultured Skeletal Myotube Growth / Vandenburgh, H. / Hatfaludy, S. / Karlisch, P. / Shansky, J. -- Isoforms of Troponin Components in Developing / Dhoot, Gurtej K. -- Biochemical Properties of the Diaphragm during Development of Respiratory Function in the Rat / Kelly, A.M. / Rosser, B.W.C. / Rubinstein, N.A. / Nemeth, P.M. -- Cultured Adult Rat Cardiomyocytes as a Model for Differentiation / Eppenberger, H.M. / Messerli, M. / Müller, M. / Schwarb, P. / Eppenberger-Eberhardt, M.E. -- Motor activity dependant muscle fibre transformation of the rat soleus / Vrbová, G. / Lowrie, M.B. / Connold, A.L. -- Motoneurons - Muscle Fiber Connectivity and Interdependence / Edgerton, V.R. / Roy, R.R. / Bodine-Fowler, S.C. / Pierotti, D.J. / Unguez, G.A. / Martin, T.P. / Jiang, B. / Chalmers, G.R. -- Metabolic Uniformity of the Motor Unit / Nemeth, P.M. / Wilkinson, R.S. -- Myosin Expression in Denervated Fast- and Slow- Twitch Muscles: Fiber Modulation and Substitution / Carraro, U. / Catani, C. / Degani, A. / Rizzi, C. -- Section III. Cellular and Molecular Diversity Muscle Fibers -- Regulation of Regional Specialization in Muscle Fibres / Hughes, Simon M. / Blau, Helen M. -- Expression of Fast Thin Filament Proteins. Defining Fiber Archetypes in a Molecular Continuum / Schachat, Fred / Briggs, Margaret M. / Williamson, Edward K. / McGinnis, Hirschel / Diamond, Michael S. / Brandt, Philip W. -- Correlations between Troponin-T and Myosin Heavy Chain Isoforms in Normal and Transforming Rabbit Muscle Fibers / Schmitt, T.L. / Pette, D. -- Complexity of Sarcomeric Myosin Species at the Protein Level / Rushbrook, J.I. / Weiss, C. / Yao, T.-T. -- The Multiplicity of Myosin Light and Heavy Chain Combinations in Muscle Fibers / Staron, R.S. / Pette, D. -- Muscle Fiber Types Expressing Different Myosin Heavy Chain Isoforms. Their Functional Properties and Adaptive Capacity / Schiaffino, S. / Gorza, L. / Ausoni, S. / Bottinelli, R. / Reggiani, C. / Larson, L. / Edstrom, L. / Gundersen, K. / Lømo, T. -- Characterization of IIx Fibres in Mouse Muscles / Parry, D.J. / Zardini, D. -- Varied Expression of Myosin Alkali Light Chains is Associated with Altered Speed of Contraction in Rabbit Fast-Twitch Skeletal Muscles / Moss, Richard L. / Reiser, Peter J. / Greaser, Marion L. / Eddinger, Thomas J. -- M-Band Structure and Composition in Relation to Fiber Types / Thorneil, L-E. / Carlsson, E. / Pedrosa, F. -- Fibre Type-Specific Enzyme Activity Profiles. A Single Fibre Study of the Effects of Chronic Stimulation on the Rabbit Fast-Twitch Tibialis Anterior Muscle / Henriksson, J. / Nemeth, P.M. / Borg, K. / Salmons, S. / Lowry, O.H. -- Section IV. Adaptive and Induced Fiber Transformations: Myofibrillar and Ca-Sequestering Proteins -- On the Reversibility of Stimulation-Induced Muscle Transformation / Salmons, S. -- Dynamics of Stimulation-Induced Fast-to-Slow Transitions in Protein Isoforms of the Thick and Thin Filament / Pette, D. -- Muscle Fibre Transformations in Myotonic Mouse Mutants / Jockusch, Harald -- Myosin and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase Isoforms in Electrically Stimulated Rabbit Fast Muscle / Mabuchi, K. / Sréter, F. A. / Gergely, J. / Jorgensen, A.O. -- Myosin Heavy Chain Isoforms in Single Fibers of Transforming Rat Muscle / Termin, A. / Staron, R.S. / Pette, D. -- Effects of Increased Neuromuscular Activity at Altered Thyroid Hormone Levels on Myosin Expression / Kirschbaum, B.J. / Kucher, H.-B. / Kelly, A.M. / Pett, D. -- Change in Protein Synthesis During Induced Muscle Fiber Transformation / Gagnon, J. / Gregory, P. / Kurowski, T. / Zak, R. -- Influence of Neuromuscular Activity on the Expression of Parvalbumin in Mammalian Skeletal Muscle / Leberer, Ekkehard / Pette, Dirk -- Conformational States of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase in Normal and Transforming Rabbit Fast- Twitch Muscle / Dux, L. / Pette, D. -- The Mechanogenic Transduction of the Mammalian Myocardium / Schwartz, K. / Lompré, A.M. / Bastie, D. de la / Duc, P. / Boheler, K.R. / Samuel, J.L. / Rappaport, L. / Mercadier, J.J. -- Adaptive Changes in Sarcomeric Proteins of Heart Muscle / Schaub, M.C. / Brunner, U.T. / Huber, P. A J. -- Section V. Adaptive and Induced Fiber Transformations :Metabolic Changes -- Adaptive Changes in Myosin Isoforms and in Energy Metabolism in Muscles Containing Analogues of Creatine as the Phosphagen / Kushmerick, M.J. / Moerland, T.S. / Wolf, N.G. -- The Range of Mitochondrial Adaptation in Muscle Fibers / Hoppeler, H. -- Species-Specific Ranges of Metabolic Adaptations in Skeletal Muscle / Simoneau, J.-A. -- Intracellular Signals Mediating Contraction-Induced Changes in the Oxidative Capacity of Skeletal Muscle / Kraus, William E. / Williams, R. Sanders -- Time Dependent Changes in Metabolites of Energy Metabolism in Low-Freguency Stimulated Rabbit Fast-Twitch Muscle / Green, H.J. / Düsterhöft, S. / Dux, L. / Pette, D. -- Muscle Structure and Function after Exposure to High Altitude Hypoxia / Howald, H. / Hoppeler, H. / Ciaassen, H. / Kayar, S. / Kleinert, E. / Schlegel, C. / Winterhaider, R. / Martinelli, M. / Pette, D. / Simoneau, J.-A. / Uber, A. / Cerretelli, P. / di Prampero, P.E. / Ferretti, G. -- Section VI. Adaptive and Induced Fiber Transformations: The Role of Satellite Cells -- Satellite Cells and the Concept of Cell Lineage in Avian Myogenesis / Stockdale, Frank E. / Feldman, Jeffrey L. -- Transformation and Cloning of Different Types of Myoblasts during Avian Development / Mouly, V. / Lemonnier, M. / Libri, D. / Gros, F. / Fiszman, M. Y. -- The Role of Satellite Cells in Adaptive or Induced Fiber Transformations / Schultz, E. / Darr, K.C. -- Are Satellite Cells Essential for Isomyosin Switching? / Eisenberg, B. R. / Jacobs-El, J. -- Proliferation and Differentiation of Myoblasts: The Role of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor and the Basement Membrane / Yablonka-Reuveni, Z. / Bowen-Pope, D.F. / Hartley, R.S. -- The Control of Satellite Cell Growth in Skeletal Muscle during Hypertrophy and Regeneration / Strohman, R.C. / DiMario, J. / Buffinger, N. / Yamada, S. -- Index of Contributors -- Subject Index -- Backmatter