Szent-Gyorgyi made considerable use of the electron microscope (a recently developed technology) to learn more about the structure of muscle fibers and their arrangement in muscle tissue. This article briefly described the regular, close-packed arrangement of fibers visible in transverse and longitudinal sections of rabbit psoas muscle.
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2 (414,110 Bytes)
Date:
1950-02-24 (February 24, 1950)
Creator:
Morgan, Councilman
Rozsa, George
Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert
Wyckoff, Ralph W. G.
Source:
Periodical: Morgan, Councilman, George Rozsa, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, and Ralph W. G. Wyckoff. "Macromolecular Arrangement within Muscle." Science 111, 2778 (24 February 1950): 201-202. Article.
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Rights:
Reprinted with permission from Morgan, Councilman, George Rozsa, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, and Ralph W. G. Wyckoff. "Macromolecular Arrangement within Muscle." Science 111, 2778 (24 February 1950): 201-202. Copyright 1950 AAAS.
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