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2003 Refresher Course on Muscle Physiology

Organizers: Robert L. Hester, Ph.D. and George A. Ordway, Ph.D.

The goal of this refresher course was to provide an overview of recent advances in areas of muscle physiology.  The talks provided information that may not be readily available in a standard textbook.

Workshop Report (Published in Advances in Physiology Education 27: 170-206, 2003)

Morning Presentations
Smooth muscle physiology (.ppt file)
Clinton R. Webb, Medical College of Georgia

Skeletal muscle physiology (.ppt file)
Susan Brooks, University of Michigan

Cardiac muscle physiology (.ppt file)
Donna H. Korzick, Penn State University

Exercise and the integration of muscle systems (.ppt file)
Russell Richardson, Univ. of California-San Diego

Afternoon Pedagogy Workshop
Muscles in Action: Using Human Exercise to Teach Muscle Physiology
The Pedagogy Workshop consisted of 3 stations that featured hands-on activities complementing the presentations given that morning. Three companies provided equipment for the stations measuring responses to dynamic and static exercise. 




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