PART I: STRUCTURES AND REACTIONS 1. Introduction to Muscle Pathology 2. Methods of Tissue Removal and Preparation 3. General Aspects of Skeletal Muscle Biology 4. Major Pathological Reactions and Their Consequences for Skeletal Muscle Cells 5. Normal Organelles and Other Constituents of Skeletal Muscle Cells 6. Abnormal Organellar Structures in Skeletal Muscle Cells 7. Cells and Structures other than Skeletal Muscle Cells PART II: DISEASES OF SKELETAL MUSCLE 8. Genetic Diseases of Muscle 9. Sporadic Diseases of Skeletal 10. Denervation