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Changes in the Cross-Striation of Myofibrils During Contraction Induced by Adenosine Triphosphate

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HANSON, J. Changes in the Cross-Striation of Myofibrils During Contraction Induced by Adenosine Triphosphate. Nature 169, 530–533 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169530a0

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