The Motoneurone and Its Muscle Fibres

1. Why bother about motoneurones? 2. Basic neuromuscular properties 3. Muscle unit properties and specializations 4. Neuromuscular transmission 5. Motoneurones: morphology, cytology and topographical organization 6. Motoneurones: electrophysiology 7. Motoneurones: synaptic control 8. Motoneurone populations and the gradation of muscle force 9. Short-term plasticity: fatigue and potentiation 10. Denervation and reinnervation 11. Long-term plasticity 12. Genetic specification and lifespan development