Methods in Muscle Biology

Content: 
Series Editors
Page ii

Editorial Page
Page iii

Copyright Page
Page iv

Contributors
Pages xi-xiii

Preface
Pages xv-xvi

Chapter 1 Avian Somite Transplantation: A Review of Basic Methods Original Research Article
Pages 3-27
Charles P. Ordahl, Bodo Christ

Chapter 2 Myogenesis in the Mouse Embryo Original Research Article
Pages 29-52
Margaret Buckingham, Giulio Cossu

Chapter 3 Myogenesis in Xenopus Embryos Original Research Article
Pages 53-66
John B. Gurdon, Patrick Lemaire, Timothy J. Mohun

Chapter 4 Zebrafish: Genetic and Embryological Methods in a Transparent Vertebrate Embryo Original Research Article
Pages 67-82
Mark C. Fishman, Didier Y.R. Stainier, Roger E. Breitbart, Monte Westerfield

Chapter 5 Skeletal Muscle Cultures Original Research Article
Pages 85-116
Craig Neville, Nadia Rosenthal, Michael McGrew, Natalia Bogdanova, Stephen Hauschka

Chapter 6 Avian Cardiac Progenitors: Methods for Isolation, Culture, and Analysis of Differentiation Original Research Article
Pages 117-132
Maureen Gannon, David Bader

Chapter 7 Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Cultures Original Research Article
Pages 133-154
Rebecca R. Pauly, Claudio Bilato, Linda Cheng, Robert Monticone, Michael T. Crow

Chapter 8 Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cell Cultures Original Research Article
Pages 155-176
Ronald E. Allen, Constance J. Temm-Grove, Shannon M. Sheehan, Glenna Rice

Chapter 9 Retroviral Gene Delivery Original Research Article
Pages 179-214
Mark J. Federspiel, Stephen H. Hughes

Chapter 10 The Use of Replication--Defective Retroviruses for Cell Lineage Studies of Myogenic Cells Original Research Article
Pages 215-227
Donald A. Fischman, Takashi Mikawa

Chapter 11 Adenoviral Gene Delivery Original Research Article
Pages 229-260
Thierry Ragot, Paule Opolon, Michel Perricaudet

Chapter 12 Methods for Myoblast Transplantation Original Research Article
Pages 261-264,264a,264b,264c,264d,264e,264f,264g,264h,264i,264j,265-272
Thomas A. Rando, Helen M. Blau

Chapter 13 Structure—Function Analysis of Cytoskeletal/Contractile Proteins in Avian Myotubes Original Research Article
Pages 275-282
H. Lee Sweeney, Huisheng Feng

Chapter 14 Functional and Structural Approaches to the Study of Excitation--Contraction Coupling Original Research Article
Pages 283-306
Kurt G. Beam, Clara Franzini--Armstrong

Chapter 15 Adenovirus—Mediated Myofilament Gene Transfer into Adult Cardiac Myocytes Original Research Article
Pages 307-322
Margaret V. Westfall, Elizabeth M. Rust, Faris Albayya, Joseph M. Metzger

Chapter 16 In Vivo Approaches to Neuromuscular Structure and Function Original Research Article
Pages 323-348
Rita J. Balice-Gordon

Chapter 17 Molecular Diversity of Myofibrillar Proteins: Isoforms Analysis at the Protein and mRNA Level Original Research Article
Pages 349-369
Stefano Schiaffino, Giovanni Salviati

Chapter 18 Transgenic Mice: Production and Analysis of Expression Original Research Article
Pages 373-403
Alexander Faerman, Moshe Shani

Chapter 19 DNA Transfection of Cultured Muscle Cells Original Research Article
Pages 405-422
Craig Neville, Nadia Rosenthal, Stephen Hauschka

Chapter 20 DNA- and Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer into Cardiac Muscle Original Research Article
Pages 423-437
Alyson Kass-Eisler, Leslie A. Leinwand

Chapter 21 Nuclear DNA-Binding Proteins Original Research Article
Pages 439-472
Kristen L. Kucharczuk, David J. Goldhamer

Index
Pages 473-487

Volumes in Series
Pages 489-493