Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 177k or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Despite the title this book encompasses much more than muscle pathology the initial section provides a concise readable well illustrated review of skeletal muscle embryology microscopic and ultrastructural anatomy and histochemical methods used to delineate various fiber types. As the material to be included accumulated they decided to undertake a systematic review of the general subject of diseases of skeletal muscle from the viewpoints of embryology anatomy physiology and pathology in doing so they had the active cooperation of pathologists anatomists and clinicians in the boston area. Articleadams1954diseasesom titlediseases of muscle a study in pathology authorr d adams journalmedical journal of australia year1954 volume1 r d adams published 1954 medicine medical journal of australia the book is divided into three parts the first part deals with the