1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Biology
  4. The sliding filament theory of muscle contraction was proposed by

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. The sliding filament theory of muscle contraction was proposed by

BVP MedicalBVP Medical 2012

Solution:

AF Huxley and HE Huxley elucidated the mechanism of contraction and relaxation of straited muscle fibres. They proposed that the shortening of fibrils in contraction is brought about by sliding movement of actin filaments over myosin filaments.