Kinesiology 597K - ST-Skeletal Muscle Physiology

This course will provide students with knowledge of multiple aspects of skeletal muscle physiology. The material will include information about the basics of muscle contraction, as well as integration of muscle activation, bioenergetics and contractile function. Special emphasis will be given to the mechanisms of muscle fatigue under a variety of conditions, and an understanding of how muscle physiology is altered by disease will be developed. Laboratory-based learning opportunities will be provided.

Open to Graduate students only. Undergraduates may petition the instructor for enrollment but must have taken KIN 470. Graduate students must also have taken KIN 470 or its equivalent.