Human Evolution and Physical Exercise: The Concept of Being "Born to Run" / Livio Luzi
Cell Morphology and Function: The Specificities of Muscle Cells / Anna Maestroni
The Cell Membrane of the Contractile Unit / Gianpaolo Zerbini
Gene Polymorphisms and Athletic Performance / Ileana Terruzzi
Nutrients and Whole-Body Energy Metabolism: The Impact of Physical Exercise / Stefano Benedini
Mitochondrial and Non-mitochondrial Studies of ATP Synthesis / Roberto Codella
Excessive Nutrients and Regional Energy Metabolism / Gianluca Perseghin
Muscle Biopsy To Investigate Mitochondrial Turnover / Rocco Barazzoni
Introduction to the Tracer-Based Study of Metabolism In Vivo / Andrea Caumo and Livio Luzi
Physical Activity and Inflammation / Raffaele Di Fenza and Paolo Fiorina
The HPA Axis and the Regulation of Energy Balance / Francesca Frigerio
Physical Exercise in Obesity and Anorexia Nervosa / Alberto Battezzati and Simona Bertoli
Physical Exercise and Transplantation / Valentina Delmonte, Vincenzo Lauriola, Rodolfo Alejandro and Camillo Ricordi
The Baboon as a Primate Model To Study the Physiology and Metabolic Effects of Exercise / Francesca Casiraghi, Alberto Omar Chavez, Nicholas Musi and Franco Folli.