@article{712028,
      recid = {712028},
      author = {Rall, Jack A.,},
      title = {Mechanism of muscular contraction [electronic resource] /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xiii, 471 pages) :},
      abstract = {Fundamental discoveries in the 1950s relating to the  mechanism of muscle contraction fueled an explosion of  knowledge in the latter half of the 20th century. This book  traces in depth the evolution of ideas from the 1950s into  the 21st century. In a scholarly yet highly readable  monograph, the book describes the history on which our  current understanding of muscle function is based. This is  the most comprehensive study and first book-length  treatment of the muscle field in over forty years. In order  to provide perspective into the thinking about an issue at  the time of its discovery, often the investigators describe  in their own words an important result or conclusion as it  appeared in an original paper. Numerous figures from the  original papers are included in order to allow the reader  to see the data that led to important conclusions. More  than a history of experimental facts, the book describes  backgrounds of many of the key investigators to allow a  deeper insight into their motivations and approach to  science. Controversies in the muscle field are discussed  along with some missed opportunities and false trails. An  amazing variety of experimental techniques have been  brought to bear on the investigation of the mechanism of  muscular contraction. Background of these various  techniques is presented in order to gain a fuller  appreciation of their strengths and weaknesses. The book is  organized into nine chapters with over 170 illustrations  and 1,200 references. The book provides insight into  scientific thought and forms a framework for future enquiry  into muscle function. The author, an emeritus professor in  the department of physiology and cell biology at Ohio State  University, has been a contributor to research in the  muscle field for over forty years.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/712028},
}