Abstract
AT present considerable confusion exists concerning the size of the myosin molecule. In a recent paper, Parrish and Mommaerts1 reported a molecular weight of 650,000 and sedimentation-diffusion data which differ considerably from previous ones reported by various authors.
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LAKI, K., CARROLL, W. Size of the Myosin Molecule. Nature 175, 389–390 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175389a0
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