| RefNo | EC/1960/14 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVI, 280; A03703 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Huxley, Hugh Esmor: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Certificate of Election |
| Citation | Distinguished for his work on the fine structure of muscle and the mechanism of contraction. By combining X-ray diffraction, electron-microscopic and optical studies he has obtained very important information on the ultra-structure of muscle fibrils and the localization of their chemical constituents. He has produced convincing evidence for a new theory of contraction, of which he is one of the originators, according to which muscular shortening is brought about by a sliding motion of two discrete arrays of protein filaments. His work is characterized by directness and technical elegance, and its results have exerted a considerable influence on other workers in the field of muscle physiology. |
| Proposers | H Katz; A L Hodgkin; Andrew Huxley; W A Rushton; Rothschild; M F Perutz; D M Needham; J Z Young; A V Hill; J W S Pringle; J C Eccles |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4244 | Huxley; Hugh Esmor (1924 - 2013) | 1924 - 2013 |