From the Publisher:

     With Molecular and Cellular Exercise Physiology, you'll gain cutting-edge information on how exercise modulates cellular physiology.  You'll be able to use that knowledge to develop better training regimens and injury-prevention and rehabilitation programs.  You'll also be able to improve performance.  The book is unique in that it is the first comprehensive text to address the effects of physical activity on the cellular and molecular level.

     Molecular and Cellular Exercise Physiology highlights the potential of physical training in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases while thoroughly exploring these topics:

• Fundamental cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for changes in stroke volume, blood gas homeostasis, pH alterations, blood pressure, and osmosis in response to exercise

• How the exercise effects are mediated and translated into specific cellular and subcellular alterations

     Recent fascinating advances in molecular techniques have extended the field of exercise physiology and enabled researchers to address the mechanisms involved on a subcellular and molecular level.  Molecular and Cellular Exercise Physiology is a vital reference to help you stay on top of this exciting field.

Table of Contents:

Part I:  Molecular Exercise Physiology

Chapter 1.     The Cell

Chapter 2.     Cellular Life Span

Chapter 3.     Genes, Genetic Heterogeneity, and Exercise Phenotypes

Chapter 4.     Proteins and Exercise

Chapter 5.     Extracellular Matrix and Exercise

Chapter 6.     Regulation of Intracellular Ion Composition and pH

Chapter 7.     Inter- and Intracellular Signaling

Chapter 8.     Energy Turnover and Substrate Utilization

Chapter 9.     Generation and Disposal of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species

Chapter 10.   Cellular Responses to Environmental Stress

Part II:  Exercise and the Cell

Chapter 11.   Exercise and the Cardiac Myocyte

Chapter 12.   Exercise and Endothelium

Chapter 13.   Activity-Dependent Adaptive Responses of Skeletal Muscle Fibers

Chapter 14.   Exercise and the Alveolar and Bronchial Epithelial Cell

Chapter 15.   Exercise and the Liver Cell

Chapter 16.   Exercise and the Adipocyte

Chapter 17.   Erythrocytes

Chapter 18.   Leukocytes

Chapter 19.   Exercise and the Brain

List of Abbreviations

References

Index

About the Editors