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Evidence for a Reversible Equilibrium between Actin, Myosin and Actomyosin

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IN an investigation of the characteristics of the reaction between actin and myosin and adenosine triphosphate, we have found that it is more complicated than hitherto assumed1,2. Ultracentrifuge studies were made under various conditions in order to obtain further information on the behaviour of these muscle proteins.

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  1. K. LAKI: Visiting Scientist of the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases.

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  1. National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Federal Security Agency, Bethesda, 14, Md.

    K. LAKI, S. S. SPICER & W. R. CARROLL

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LAKI, K., SPICER, S. & CARROLL, W. Evidence for a Reversible Equilibrium between Actin, Myosin and Actomyosin. Nature 169, 328–329 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169328a0

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