2003 Refresher Course on Muscle Physiology
(Sponsored by the APS Education Committee)
Organizers:
Robert L. Hester, Ph.D.
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
Clinton R. Webb, Ph.D., Medical College of Georgia
Skeletal muscle physiology
Susan Brooks, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Cardiac muscle physiology
Donna H. Korzick, Ph.D., Penn State University
Exercise and the integration of muscle systems
Russell Richardson, Ph.D., 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.
iWorx
BIOPAC Systems, Inc.
ADInstruments (PowerLab)
Resources from APS Archive