What prize did Archibald Hill share in 1922?
Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Pulitzer Prize
Booker Prize
Answer
Archibald Hill shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1922 with Otto Meyerhof. The prize was awarded for their work on muscle metabolism. Hill and Meyerhof showed that the energy released during muscle contraction is derived from the breakdown of glycogen, a carbohydrate that is stored in muscle cells.
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