Birth of the Sliding Filament Concept in Muscle Contraction

Maruyama, Koscak

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a124692

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Why were the two classical papers by A.F. Huxley and R. Niedergerke and by H.E. Huxley and J. Hanson on the sliding filament concept in muscle contraction published in the same issue (May 22, 1954) of Nature? This historical survey reveals the background of the two groups' monumental work.

Andrew Huxley, Hugh Huxley, Jean Hanson, muscle contraction, Rolf Niedergerke, sliding filament concept

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