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Edited by Victor Preedy and Timothy Peters. 716 pp., illustrated. London, Greenwich Medical Media, 2002. $199. ISBN 1-84110-029-3.

The goal of this book, according to its editors, is to present an "integrated view of the function, structure, and biology of skeletal muscle." The editors note in the foreword that such a synthesis is long overdue, and to accomplish their goal, they have elicited contributions from an international group of about 100 experts.

The main strength of the book is the range of subjects it covers. This array of topics should make the book appealing to almost anyone who is interested in muscle and its disorders. As would be expected, there are descriptions of muscle diseases and their pathology. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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