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The sliding filament theory of muscle contraction was proposed by

  • A.F. Huxley and A.P. Pullman

  • A.F. Huxley and H.E. Huxley

  • B. Pullman and A.F. Huxley

  • A. Pullman and E. Pullman

Solution

B.

A.F. Huxley and H.E. Huxley

A.F. Huxley and H.E. 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.

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