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An optical convolution method is described and used to demonstrate a new periodicity in paramyosin filaments isolated from molluscan smooth muscle.
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ELLIOTT, A., LOWY, J. & SQUIRE, J. Convolution Camera to reveal Periodicities in Electron Micrographs. Nature 219, 1224–1226 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2191224a0
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