Title:

The Structure and Chemistry of Muscle

Creator:

Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert, 1893-1986

Date:

1952

Description:

Szent-Gyorgyi received several years of funding in the early 1950s from Armour and Co., a major meatpacking company. In this presentation, he discussed the nature of muscle tissue and contraction, and how muscle chemistry might explain the color of meat obtained from different animals.. NOTE: The last page of the article was scanned from a photocopy. The text is smaller and of poorer quality.

Publisher:

American Meat Institute. Fourth Research Conference

Location:

Box: 2. Folder: 15

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the American Meat Institute.

Genre:

Lectures
Articles

Subject:

Muscles

Format:

Text

Extent:

5 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Monograph. Szent-Gyorgyi, Albert. "The Structure and Chemistry of Muscle." V in Proceedings of the Fourth Research Conference. American Meat Institute. Fourth Research Conference (March 20-21, 1952, Chicago), 1952. Pp. 22-26. Article. Lecture. 5 Images.

Legacy ID:

WGBBHP

NLM ID:

101584924X117

Profiles Collection:

The Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584924X117

Story Section:

The Institute for Muscle Research, 1947-1972