Mysteries in Muscle Contraction : Evidence against Current Dogmas

The book explores author’s wide-ranging work on muscle research for more than 50 years. It delves into the dogmas of muscle contraction, how the models were constructed and what was overlooked during the process, including their resulting shortcomings. In all chapters, the author intends to stimulate interest of general readers and specific researchers which also highlights the author’s pioneering work on the electron microscopic recording of myosin head power and recovery strokes.

This book explores the author’s wide-ranging work on muscle research, which spans more than 50 years. It delves into the dogmas of muscle contraction: how the models were constructed and what was overlooked during the process, including their resulting shortcomings. The text stimulates general readers’ and researchers’ interest, highlights the author’s pioneering work on the electron microscopic recording of myosin head power and recovery strokes, and presents a frank discussion on how the original work sometimes tends to be overlooked by competing scientists, who hinder the progress of science.