Who joined Huxley in 1952 to study muscle contraction?
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Rolf Niedergerke
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Rolf Niedergerke joined Huxley in 1952 to study muscle contraction. The two of them conducted a number of experiments that helped them to understand the process of muscle contraction. They discovered that the actin and myosin filaments in muscle cells slide past each other, causing the muscle to shorten. This process is powered by the hydrolysis of ATP, which releases energy.
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